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Contemporary, epic, classical in form and relentless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- First published
- 2024
- Pages
- 544
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781035901531
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“On the ship, as it tacked in past the sea wall, she was in her coffin of a cabin trying, by stub of candle and sequin of mirror, to make herself presentable.”
ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY was born in Lincolnshire and studied zoology and psychology at Reading, before practising law in Leeds. He is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and is trained in stage-fighting. His literary influences include Gene Wolfe, Mervyn Peake, China Miéville, Mary Gently, Steven Erikson, Naomi Novak, Scott Lynch and Alan Campbell.
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