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The Glass Republic
The Skyscraper Throne Book 2
$74.21
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2015
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Summary
‘Marks the appearance of a powerful new imagination in SF’ Guardian
In the gripping sequel to The City’s Son, Pen returns to London-Under-Glass when her mirror sister - and biggest secret - is abducted. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. Pen’s life is all about secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters that live just beyond notice, the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly - and the most closely gua…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780870137 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780870132 |
| Author: | Tom Pollock |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jo Fletcher Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 147mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Skyscraper Throne |
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A powerful new imagination in SF - Guardian
Hugely inventive in his world-building … following in the tradition of authors like Neil Gaiman and China Mieville - SFXOne of speculative fiction’s most promising new voices - it’s such an unfettered success that the concluding volume of the Skyscraper Throne saga can’t come soon enough - Tor.comA impeccably dark parable, endlessly inventive and utterly compelling - Mike Carey, author of The Girl with all the Gifts on The City s SonVivid, inventive - and truly weird - Daily Mail on The City s SonGorgeously written and brimming with bizarre urban creatures, this darkly imagined and sometimes painful tale should delight fans of Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, and Holly Black - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review on The City s SonPollock’s immersive world is easy to get into and once there, you just don’t want to leave … An excellent novel which reinvigorates urban fantasy as a genre - Upcoming4meManages to push the boundaries of imagination and innovation with every page. Beautifully written, wildly imaginative and surprisingly emotional, The Glass Republic continues an exciting new phase in urban fantasy that’s being powered by one author alone - Fantasy Book ReviewAbout The Author
Tom Pollock
Tom Pollock is a graduate of the Sussex University Creative Writing Programme, and a member of the London-based writers’ group The T-Party. He has lived everywhere from Scotland to Sumatra, but the peculiar magic of London has always drawn him back.
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