A fantasy masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner
A war-dragon of Babel crashes in the idyllic fields of a
post-industrialized Faerie and, dragging himself into the nearest
village, declares himself king and makes young Will his lieutenant.
Nightly, he crawls inside the young fey's brain to get a measure of
what his subjects think. Forced out of his village, Will travels
with female centaur soldiers, witnesses the violent clash of
giants, and acquires a surrogate daughter, Esme, who has no
knowledge of the past and may be immortal.
Evacuated to the Tower of Babel--infinitely high, infinitely
vulgar, very much like New York City--Will meets the confidence
trickster Nat Whilk. Inside the Dread Tower, Will becomes a hero to
the homeless living in the tunnels under the city, rises as an
underling to a haint politician, meets his one true love-a
high-elven woman he dare not aspire to.
You've heard of hard SF: This is hard fantasy from a master of
the form.
General
Imprint: |
Tor Books/ Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2011 |
First published: |
October 2011 |
Authors: |
Michael Swanwick
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Dimensions: |
226 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7653-3114-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
0-7653-3114-4 |
Barcode: |
9780765331144 |
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