$26.13
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2018
Summary
‘Gracefully written, deliriously imaginative, action-packed, warm, witty and thought-provoking’
- Madeline Miller, author of Circe
‘One of my favourite books of all time’
- Mark Lawrence, author of Prince of Thorns
‘I’m wildly in love with this book’
- Pierce Brown, author of Red Rising
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780356510811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0356510816 |
| Author: | Josiah Bancroft |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Orbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 27mm |
| Series: | The Books of Babel |
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Critics Review
Senlin Ascends is one of the best reads I’ve had in ages … I was dragged in and didn’t escape until I’d finished … It has truly excellent prose. So many lines made me deeply jealous. Clever, literary, insightful lines that cut to the quick of the matter. The story is compelling. It unfolds and unfolds. Because the characters are excellently drawn, I cared very much about where it was all going. The imagination is unbound and intriguing … I hope it finds the audience it deserves
A terrific, free-ranging fantasy that ranges from Kafkaesque horror to heist thriller, all tied together by themes of agency and ascension. What begins as a disconnected series of curious vignettes turns into an exciting and cunningly constructed epic. Senlin is that rare fantasy protagonist that succeeds solely through intelligence and hard work, making his progress (such as it is) all the more impressive. This book is bonkers, entertaining, clever and - quite possibly - uniqueSenlin Ascends crosses the everyday strangeness and lyrical prose of Borges and Gogol with all the action and adventure of high fantasy. I loved it, and grabbed the next one as soon as I turned the last pageThis is an exceedingly rich book. A depth of imagination married with a poetic turn of phrase and an engaging cast of characters (both those we meet and those who keep us waiting) conspire to deliver an epic story soaring high above the cloudsAbout The Author
Josiah Bancroft
Josiah Bancroft is the author of five novels, a collection of short fiction, and numerous poems. His books have been translated into eight languages. Before settling down to write fantasy full time, he was a college instructor, rock musician and aspiring comic book artist. When he’s not writing, he enjoys strumming a variety of stringed instruments, drawing with a growing cache of imperfect pens, and cooking without a recipe. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Sharon, their daughter, Maddie, and their two rabbits, Mabel and Chaplin.
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