Bone Song
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780553385144 (0553385143)
ASIN: 0553385143
Publish date: 2008-02-26
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
A highly original and imaginative mystery set in an alternate world where technology is powered by the bones of the dead and the deceased are enslaved. Very entertaining, despite various weak points in plot, characterization, and pacing.
I'm not quite sure where to place this book. It's not quite urban fantasy but it's not quite horror either. Meaney has created a unique world. Everything runs on the power of the dead (or on semi-living beings, depending on which country you're in). The characters and the world are both very inter...