In this stunning follow-up to his acclaimed debut, Thunderer," " Felix Gilman's brave hero returns from one thrilling and dangerous quest only to confront another. In a magical landscape where time is meaningless, reality precarious, and countless selves work toward countless possible futures, one m
Gears of the City
โ Scribed by Felix Gilman
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group;Bantam Spectra
- Year
- 2008;2009
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
In this stunning follow-up to his acclaimed debut, Thunderer , Felix Gilman's brave hero returns from one thrilling and dangerous quest only to confront another. In a magical landscape where time is meaningless, reality precarious, and countless selves work toward countless possible futures, one man must seek a city's truth--and rediscover his own.**
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Imprisoned with a prophetic half human, half beast, the lost man learns his name: Arjun _. Slowly the terrible memories emerge, and at last he remembers where--and when--he has been. . . .
_ In the last days of the once great city of Ararat, Arjun is just another ghost lost in the shadows of the Mountain. To some, the Mountain is a myth, to others, a weapon. Above all, it is a dark palace leaving its seekers to wander the city below. For no matter how far one walks, the Mountain never draws closer, and time itself becomes another trap.
Rescued by two sisters from the mindless...
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