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The Islanders
Christopher Priest
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Description for The Islanders
Paperback. Reality is illusory and magical in the stunning new literary SF novel from the multiple award winning Christopher Priest. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
A tale of murder, artistic rivalry and literary trickery; a chinese puzzle of a novel where nothing is quite what it seems; a narrator whose agenda is artful and subtle; a narrative that pulls you in and plays an elegant game with you. The Dream Archipelago is a vast network of islands. The names of the islands are different depending on who you talk to, their very locations seem to twist and shift. Some islands have been sculpted into vast musical instruments, others are home to lethal creatures, others the playground for high society. Hot winds blow ... Read more
A tale of murder, artistic rivalry and literary trickery; a chinese puzzle of a novel where nothing is quite what it seems; a narrator whose agenda is artful and subtle; a narrative that pulls you in and plays an elegant game with you. The Dream Archipelago is a vast network of islands. The names of the islands are different depending on who you talk to, their very locations seem to twist and shift. Some islands have been sculpted into vast musical instruments, others are home to lethal creatures, others the playground for high society. Hot winds blow ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575088641
SKU
V9780575088641
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About Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest's novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD and a major genre prize THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD); THE SEPARATION won both the ARTHUR C. CLARKE and the ... Read more
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A novelist of distinction
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