The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston, Paperback, 9781473221840 | Buy online at The Nile
The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston - ISBN: 9781473221840
Paperback
Immortals wage war against insects and themselves in a surreal world.

The Year of Our War

By:
Series:

$37.37

  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    13 June 2017

Check Delivery Options

Summary

The most exciting, original and important new fantasy novel to be published since China Miéville’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 - indee…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473221840
ISBN-10:1473221846
Author:Steph Swainston
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:13 June 2017
Weight:204g
Dimensions:115mm x 179mm x 25mm
Series:Gollancz S.F.
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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 a movement, rather than a bunch of books China Mieville likes. A Mieville quote appears prominently on the cover where he describes the book as “thoughtful, exuberant, incredibly inventive, funny but never whimsical or mannered.” This is true and it doubles as a kind of manifesto pledge for New Weird - SF SITE

A stunning fantasy, and the most incredible thing about it is that it is a first novel… The setting is impeccably realised, with a deftness of touch and a genius for description which would be impressive in an author of considerably greater experience - of the current crop of British fantasy writers, only China Mieville can touch this level of brilliance. In fifty years time, people are still going to be reading this book and talking about it the way we talk about Gormengast - INK MAGAZINE

Nasty battles, giant Insects, blokes with wings. And a bloody good read… - SFX

About The Author

Steph Swainston

Steph Swainston is a qualified archaeologist with a degree from Cambridge and a research degree. She worked as an 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.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.