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No Present Like Time
Steph Swainston
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Description for No Present Like Time
Paperback. The sequel to the most important debut fantasy of the last ten years. Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. .
The phenomenal follow-up to Steph Swainston's acclaimed The Year of Our War moves us effortlessly into new waters. It has been five years since the Insects devastated the Fourlands. Reconstruction proceeds under the watchful eyes of the Circle - the fifty immortals who serve the Emperor. Jant, the Emperor's winged Messenger, has other concerns. He suspects his wife is having an affair and a brilliant newcomer has joined the Circle, displacing Jant from his rightful position as centre of attention. Worse still, an inhabited island has been discovered three months' sail from the Fourlands ... Read more
The phenomenal follow-up to Steph Swainston's acclaimed The Year of Our War moves us effortlessly into new waters. It has been five years since the Insects devastated the Fourlands. Reconstruction proceeds under the watchful eyes of the Circle - the fifty immortals who serve the Emperor. Jant, the Emperor's winged Messenger, has other concerns. He suspects his wife is having an affair and a brilliant newcomer has joined the Circle, displacing Jant from his rightful position as centre of attention. Worse still, an inhabited island has been discovered three months' sail from the Fourlands ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Gollancz S.F.
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473221833
SKU
V9781473221833
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About Steph Swainston
Steph Swainston is a qualified archaeologist with a degree from Cambridge and a research degree. She worked as archaeologist for six years, working on the dig that researched the oldest recorded burial site in the UK, before working as an information scientist. Her Castle novels have been highly praised by authors and critics alike. She lives in Wokingham.
Reviews for No Present Like Time
A second novel that makes one impatient for the third. An uncompromisingly classy act. - The Guardian Honest-to-god unputdownable. A blistering debut (THE YEAR OF OUR WAR) Steph Swainston's writing is as elegantly superior to most other fantasy as a samurai sword is to a flint dagger A joy to read, ... Read more