| The Dragons of Babel Contributor(s): Swanwick, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765331144 ISBN-13: 9780765331144 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 123833 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fantasy masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner A war-dragon of Babel crashes in the idyllic fields of a post-industrialized Faerie and, dragging himself into the nearest village, declares himself king and makes young Will his lieutenant. Nightly, he crawls inside the young fey's brain to get a measure of what his subjects think. Forced out of his village, Will travels with female centaur soldiers, witnesses the violent clash of giants, and acquires a surrogate daughter, Esme, who has no knowledge of the past and may be immortal. Evacuated to the Tower of Babel--infinitely high, infinitely vulgar, very much like New York City--Will meets the confidence trickster Nat Whilk. Inside the Dread Tower, Will becomes a hero to the homeless living in the tunnels under the city, rises as an underling to a haint politician, meets his one true love-a high-elven woman he dare not aspire to. You've heard of hard SF: This is hard fantasy from a master of the form. |
Contributor Bio(s): Swanwick, Michael: - Michael Swanwick is the winner of five Hugo Awards for his short fiction. His several novels include the Nebula-winning Stations of the Tide, the time-travel novel Bones of the Earth, and the "industrial fantasy" novels The Iron Dragon's Daughter and The Dragons of Babel. He lives in Philadelphia. |