Unwrapped Sky - Softcover

Davidson, Rjurik

3.26

573 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765367866 ISBN 13: 9780765367860

Publisher: Tor Science Fiction, 2015

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A century after the magical city of Caeli-Amur is saved by the Minotaurs from would-be conquerors, three people including a philosopher-assassin, an ambitious bureaucrat and an idealistic seditionist are challenged to defy tradition and superstition to save their people. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

Rjurik Davidson works the sharp edges where epic fantasy, uncanny science fiction, and the New Weird collide. An amazing debut. (Scott Westerfeld)

A lyrical and evocative novel of ancient magic, minotaurs and myth; of dreams and nightmares, sacrifice and redemption. Highly recommended. (Garth Nix)

Rjurik has a brilliant, fecund imagination, and I absolutely love the setting and the sense of place in the book. Caeli-Amur is one of the more memorable cities in recent fantasy. (Hannu Rajaniemi)

A brooding tale of civil unrest and personal destinies. (Publishers Weekly)

Impressively imagined and densely detailed. (Kirkus)

A heady mix of political theory and existentialism set to the backdrop of revolution in a magical city, Unwrapped Sky would be hard to imagine in a world before China Mi�ville.
However, this debut novel from Australian author Rjurik Davidson can go toe-to-toe with Perdido Street Station and Iron Council as an imaginative, immersive read with a point to make.

(SciFiNow)

A lyrical and evocative novel of ancient magic, minotaurs and myth; of dreams and nightmares, sacrifice and redemption. Highly recommended. (GARTH NIX)

Rjurik has a brilliant, fecund imagination, and I absolutely love the setting and the sense of place in the book. Caeli-Amur is one of the more memorable cities in recent fantasy. (HANNU RAJANIEMI)

Rjurik Davidson works the sharp edges where epic fantasy, uncanny science fiction, and the New Weird collide. An amazing debut. (SCOTT WESTERFELD)

A dark, strange invitation for lovers, losers and lunatics. (BEN PEEK)

Book Description:

A new voice in the genre - and a completely compelling vision of a society on the verge of collapse...

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