The Grand Dark | |
ISBN: 9780062672520 Author: Kadrey, Richard Publisher: Harper Voyager Published: 2020-06-02 Retail: $16.99 OUR PRICE: $8.60 You Save 49% Binding Type: Paperback Annotation: "A stand-alone heavy hitter that's more in line with recent deviants like Chuck Wendig's upcoming Wanderers (2019) and Daniel H. Wilson's The Clockwork Dynasty (2017). Tonally, this lush novel is closer to Scott Lynch's pirate fantasy The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), but technologically it resembles the near-future dystopias of Cory Doctorow or China Mi ville ...] Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding--and winning." -- Kirkus (starred review) From the bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series, a lush, dark, stand-alone fantasy built off the insurgent tradition of China Mieville and M. John Harrison--a subversive tale that immerses us in a world where the extremes of bleakness and beauty exist together in dangerous harmony in a city on the edge of civility and chaos. Unlike others who live strictly for fun, Largo is an addict with ambitions. A bike messenger who grew up in the slums, he knows the city's streets and its secrets intimately. His life seems set. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drugs, a chance at a promotion--and maybe, an opportunity for complete transformation: a contact among the elite who will set him on the course to lift himself up out of the streets. But dreams can be a dangerous thing in a city whose mood is turning dark and inward. Others have a vision of life very different from Largo's, and they will use any methods to secure control. And in behind it all, beyond the frivolity and chaos, the threat of new war always looms. |
Additional Information |
Physical Information: 1.00" H x 8.00" L x 5.30" W (0.60 lbs) 432 pages |
Bargain Category: Science Fiction, Magic, High School, Fantasy, Adult |
Grade level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th |