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The Etched City - K.J. Bishop
The Etched City
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Australian author K.J. Bishop's impressive first novel, The Etched City, draws deep from the well of dark fantasy to create a bruised and battered realm which invites comparison with Stephen King's Dark Tower series and China Mieville's twisted imaginings. Set first in the dustbowl wasteland of... show more
Australian author K.J. Bishop's impressive first novel, The Etched City, draws deep from the well of dark fantasy to create a bruised and battered realm which invites comparison with Stephen King's Dark Tower series and China Mieville's twisted imaginings. Set first in the dustbowl wasteland of the Copper Country, Bishop introduces the battlefield sawbones Raule and her g
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B000FC2N6W
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Steampunk, Dystopia, Dark Fantasy, Weird Fiction, New Weird, Fiction
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A noirish, surreal & enchanting story with lots of metaphysical contemplation & an (IMHO) original & wonderful world-building that reminds me of Tanith Lee's Gothic European cities w/ some postcolonialism.
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ambyr
ambyr rated it
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I'm still dubious about whether or not it had a plot, but it was certainly beautifully written and a worthwhile read. Would recommend, and probably read again some day.
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altheaann
altheaann rated it
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I picked up this book because I had read reviews that recommended it for fans of China Mieville. While I can't really see much of a similarity in the two authors' writing styles, I did definitely like The Etched City very very much. I'm impressed that it's a first novel (and disappointed that there'...
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Merle
Merle rated it
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The writing is good and the author is great at setting, but 70 pages in, the characters had yet to grab me and there's no plot to be seen. Apparently there never is one and it's meant to be a "surrealist meditation on art" or some such. Promising enough that I hope someday I'll be in the mood for th...
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