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The Border Keeper (2020)
EN NWISBN: 9781250209412 bzw. 1250209412, in Englisch, neu.
A 2020 Nommo Award Finalist A Book Bub Best SFF Books of the Summer Pick "A phantasmagorical picaresque through a lushly realised underworld, populated by a grotesque bestiary of fantastical creatures. . . . This twisty example of the new weird genre examines love, loss and loyalty, packing skilful world-building and a powerful emotional punch into a little over 200 pages.""The Guardian She lived where the railway tracks met the saltpan, on the Ahri side of the shadowline. In the old days, when people still talked about her, she was known as the end-of-the-line woman. Vasethe, a man with a troubled past, comes to seek a favor from a woman who is not what she seems, and must enter the nine hundred and ninety-nine realms of Mkalis, the world of spirits, where gods and demons wage endless war. The Border Keeper spins wonders both epic?the Byzantine bureaucracy of hundreds of demon realms, impossible oceans, hidden fortresses?and devastatingly personal?a spear flung straight, the profound terror and power of motherhood. What Vasethe discovers in Mkalis threatens to bring his own secrets into light and throw both worlds into chaos. Praise for The Border Keeper "Beautifully and vividly imagined. Eerie, lovely, and surreal.""Ann Leckie ?A labyrinth of demons, dead gods, cranky psychopomps, and broken all-too-human lives. Hall is by turns wry and lush, genuine and venomous. So can I have the next one already???Max Gladstone.
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The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall Paperback | Indigo Chapters
~EN PB NWISBN: 9781250209412 bzw. 1250209412, vermutlich in Englisch, Taschenbuch, neu.
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"A phantasmagorical picaresque through a lushly realised underworld, populated by a grotesque bestiary of fantastical creatures. . . . This twisty example of the new weird genre examines love, loss and loyalty, packing skilful world-building and a powerful emotional punch into a little over 200 pages.""-The GuardianShe lived where the railway tracks met the saltpan, on the Ahri side of the shadowline. In the old days, when people still talked about her, she was known as the end-of-the-line woman. Vasethe, a man with a troubled past, comes to seek a favor from a woman who is not what she seems, and must enter the nine hundred and ninety-nine realms of Mkalis, the world of spirits, where gods and demons wage endless war. The Border Keeper spins wonders both epic-the Byzantine bureaucracy of hundreds of demon realms, impossible oceans, hidden fortresses-and devastatingly personal-a spear flung straight, the profound terror and power of motherhood. What Vasethe discovers in Mkalis threatens to bring his own secrets into light and throw both worlds into chaos. Praise for The Border Keeper""Beautifully and vividly imagined. Eerie, lovely, and surreal.""-Ann Leckie""A labyrinth of demons, dead gods, cranky psychopomps, and broken all-too-human lives. Hall is by turns wry and lush, genuine and venomous. So can I have the next one already?""-Max GladstoneA Book Bub Best SFF Books of the Summer Pick | The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall Paperback | Indigo Chapters.
"A phantasmagorical picaresque through a lushly realised underworld, populated by a grotesque bestiary of fantastical creatures. . . . This twisty example of the new weird genre examines love, loss and loyalty, packing skilful world-building and a powerful emotional punch into a little over 200 pages.""-The GuardianShe lived where the railway tracks met the saltpan, on the Ahri side of the shadowline. In the old days, when people still talked about her, she was known as the end-of-the-line woman. Vasethe, a man with a troubled past, comes to seek a favor from a woman who is not what she seems, and must enter the nine hundred and ninety-nine realms of Mkalis, the world of spirits, where gods and demons wage endless war. The Border Keeper spins wonders both epic-the Byzantine bureaucracy of hundreds of demon realms, impossible oceans, hidden fortresses-and devastatingly personal-a spear flung straight, the profound terror and power of motherhood. What Vasethe discovers in Mkalis threatens to bring his own secrets into light and throw both worlds into chaos. Praise for The Border Keeper""Beautifully and vividly imagined. Eerie, lovely, and surreal.""-Ann Leckie""A labyrinth of demons, dead gods, cranky psychopomps, and broken all-too-human lives. Hall is by turns wry and lush, genuine and venomous. So can I have the next one already?""-Max GladstoneA Book Bub Best SFF Books of the Summer Pick | The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall Paperback | Indigo Chapters.
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The Border Keeper
EN NWISBN: 9781250209412 bzw. 1250209412, in Englisch, Tom Doherty Associates, neu.
Lieferung aus: Kanada, In Stock, plus shipping.
Kerstin Hall, Books, Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Border Keeper, In The Border Keeper, debut author Kerstin Hall unfolds a lyrical underworld narrative about loss and renewalShe lived where the railway tracks met the saltpan, on the Ahri side of the shadowline. In the old days, when people still talked about her, she was known as the end-of-the-line woman.Vasethe, a man with a troubled past, comes to seek a favor from a goddess who is not what she seems, and must enter the nine hundred and ninety-nine realms of Mkalis, the world of spirits, where gods and demons rage in an endless war.The Border Keeper spins wonders both epic-the Byzantine bureaucracy of hundreds of demon realms, impossible oceans, hidden fortresses-and devastatingly quiet-the sizzle of onions and turmeric, a spear flung straight, the profound terror and power of motherhood. What Vasethe discovers in Mkalis ripples back into his own history, which may contain the key to saving everything he holds dear.
Kerstin Hall, Books, Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Border Keeper, In The Border Keeper, debut author Kerstin Hall unfolds a lyrical underworld narrative about loss and renewalShe lived where the railway tracks met the saltpan, on the Ahri side of the shadowline. In the old days, when people still talked about her, she was known as the end-of-the-line woman.Vasethe, a man with a troubled past, comes to seek a favor from a goddess who is not what she seems, and must enter the nine hundred and ninety-nine realms of Mkalis, the world of spirits, where gods and demons rage in an endless war.The Border Keeper spins wonders both epic-the Byzantine bureaucracy of hundreds of demon realms, impossible oceans, hidden fortresses-and devastatingly quiet-the sizzle of onions and turmeric, a spear flung straight, the profound terror and power of motherhood. What Vasethe discovers in Mkalis ripples back into his own history, which may contain the key to saving everything he holds dear.
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