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The Year of Our War
Steph Swainston
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Description for The Year of Our War
Paperback. The most exciting, original and important new fantasy novel to be published since China Mieville's PERDIDO STREET STATION. A breathtakingly skilful debut. Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. .
The most exciting, original and important new fantasy novel to be published since China Mieville's PERDIDO STREET STATION. A breathtakingly skilful debut. A superb work of literary fantasy. In a truly original imagined world of breathtaking, sometimes surreal beauty, fifty utterly alien but disarmingly human immortals lead mankind in a centuries-long war. Jant is the Messenger, one of the Circle, a cadre of fifty immortals who serve the Emperor. He is the only immortal - indeed the only man alive - who can fly. The Emperor must protect mankind from the ... Read more
The most exciting, original and important new fantasy novel to be published since China Mieville's PERDIDO STREET STATION. A breathtakingly skilful debut. A superb work of literary fantasy. In a truly original imagined world of breathtaking, sometimes surreal beauty, fifty utterly alien but disarmingly human immortals lead mankind in a centuries-long war. Jant is the Messenger, one of the Circle, a cadre of fifty immortals who serve the Emperor. He is the only immortal - indeed the only man alive - who can fly. The Emperor must protect mankind from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Gollancz S.F.
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473221840
SKU
V9781473221840
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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 The Year of Our War
Honest-to-god unputdownable. A blistering debut 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, it is bursting at the seams with ideas. The Year of Our War is the first book that makes you believe New Weird actually is ... Read more