Imajica - Softcover

Barker, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060937262 ISBN 13: 9780060937263

Publisher: HarperPerennial, 2002

Synopsis

"Rich in plot twists, byzantine intrigues and hidden secrets, Imajica is a Chinese puzzle box constructed on a universal scale...Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." -- Washington Post Book World

From master storyteller Clive Barker comes an epic tale of myth, magic, and forbidden passion

Imajica is an epic beyond compare: vast in conception, obsessively detailed in execution, and apocalyptic in its resolution. At its heart lies the sensualist and master art forger, Gentle, whose life unravels when he encounters Judith Odell, whose power to influence the destinies of men is vaster than she knows, and Pie 'oh' pah, an alien assassin who comes from a hidden dimension.

That dimension is one of five in the great system called Imajica. They are worlds that are utterly unlike our own, but are ruled, peopled, and haunted by species whose lives are intricately connected with ours. As Gentle, Judith, and Pie 'oh' pah travel the Imajica, they uncover a trail of crimes and intimate betrayals, leading them to a revelation so startling that it changes reality forever.

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Review:

"Exhilarating...[a] masterpiece."--USA Today

"Wonderfully entertaining...Clive Barker is a magician of the first order."--New York Daily News

"Rich in plot twists, byzantine intrigues and hidden secrets, Imajica is a Chinese puzzle box constructed on a universal scale...Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds."--Washington Post Book World

"[A] dazzling metaphysical epic-adventure...An astonishing feat of the imagination...Barker's best yet."--Kirkus Reviews

"Barker's most ambitious work to date...rapturously full of emotions."--L.A. Life

"Spellbinding."--The Atlanta Journal

From the Back Cover:

From master storyteller Clive Barker comes an epic tale of myth, magic, and forbidden passion--complete with new illustrations and a new Appendix.

Imajica is an epic beyond compare: vast in conception, obsessively detailed in execution, and apocalyptic in its resolution. At its heart lies the sensualist and master art forger, Gentle, whose life unravels when he encounters Judith Odell, whose power to influence the destinies of men is vaster than she knows, and Pie 'oh' pah, an alien assassin who comes from a hidden dimension.

That dimension is one of five in the great system called Imajica. They are worlds that are utterly unlike our own, but are ruled, peopled, and haunted by species whose lives are intricately connected with ours. As Gentle, Judith, and Pie 'oh' pah travel the Imajica, they uncover a trail of crimes and intimate betrayals, leading them to a revelation so startling that it changes reality forever.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPerennial
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060937262
• ISBN 13: 9780060937263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 896