PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Steph Swainston is a qualified archaeologist with a degree from Cambridge and a research degree. She worked as archaeologist for six years, working on the dig that researched the oldest recorded burial site in the UK, before working as an information scientist. She lives in Wokingham.
Scintillating prose, well-developed characters and talent for brilliant absurdities . . . one of the more innovative fantasies of recent years. -- Publishers Weekly starred review of No Present Like Time Swainston--and her lyrical debut--got terrific press. Deservedly so. --Kirkus Reviews Swainstonand her lyrical debutgot terrific press. Deservedly so. Kirkus Reviews Brings a bold new vision to the fantasy genre, combining classic fantasy elements with imaginative new images. Library Journal on The Year of Our War Scintillating prose, welldeveloped characters and talent for brilliant absurdities . . . one of the more innovative fantasies of recent years. Publishers Weekly starred review of No Present Like Time Steph Swainston's writing is as elegantly superior to most other fantasy as a samurai sword is to a flint dagger Honest-to-god unputdownable. A blistering debut 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 MiA(c)ville 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 Swainston combines light and dark, gore and grime with cheeky humour--SFX Swainston paints a world that is vividly rendered, detailed and surprisingly gritty. Imaginative, inventive and wholly thrilling stuff--SCI FI NOW
Preacher Omnibus Vol 1
GN (25th Anniversary)
Hardback
$300
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