Aurorarama
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品牌: Jean-Christophe Valtat
基本信息出版社:Melville House (2012年5月1日)平装:432页正文语种:英语ISBN:1612191312条形码:9781612191317商品重量:404 gASIN:1612191312您想告诉我们您发现了更低的价格?
商品描述内容简介Introducing theMysteries of New Venicesteampunk trilogy with a first volume that “entrances and delights” (NPR)
1908: New Venice—”the pearl of the Arctic”—a place of ice palaces and pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate carriage-sleds and elegant Victorian garb, of long nights and vistas of ice.
But local “poletics” are wracked by tensions with the Eskimos circling the city, with suffragette riots led by an underground music star, with drug round-ups by the secret police force known as the Gentlemen of the Night. An ominous black airship hovers over the city, and the Gentlemen are hunting for the author of a radical pamphlet calling for revolt.
Their lead suspect is Brentford Orsini, one of the city’s most prominent figures. But as the net around him tightens, Orsini receives a mysterious message from a long-lost love that compels him to act.
What transpires is a literary adventure unlike anything you’ve ever read before. Brilliant in its conception, masterful in its prose, thrilling in its plot twists, and laced with humor, suspense, and intelligence, it marks the beginning of a great new series of books.媒体推荐"Combining Arctic adventure with Victorian fantasy, this page-turner is as sparkling and colorful as the northern lights."
—The San Francisco Chronicle
"Aurorarama is a magnificent achievement, balancing serious intent with arch humour. It's also beautifully stylish, replete with inventive steampunk iconography and fantastical characters in a stunning polar setting."
—Eric Brown, The Guardian
"Auroraramamesmerizes..."
—Erik Morse,Bookforum
"Auroraramais perhaps what Jules Verne would write if woken from the dead and offered a dose of mushrooms."
—The National
"[Aurorarama] entrances and delights. You could spend years picking apart the sly references and the particular myths, poems, novels and songs that inspired Valtat, or you can simply enjoy it for the experience. Valtat is making his American debut in a big way...with his remarkable enthusiasm and bravery, it's completely possible he'll conquer the world."
—Jessa Crispin, NPR's "Books We Like"
"Marvelous, perfect, and perfectly marvelous!... [Aurorarama] promises to attract discerning and sophisticated readers galore, those fans of the fantastical who are tired of second-hand visions and stale conceits....Valtat's novel is Little Nemo in Slumberland as retold by a trio of Jeff Noon, Steve Aylett and William Burroughs. I can hardly wait for its sequels."
—Paul Di Filippo,The Barnes and Noble Review
"A terrific storyteller, Valtat mixes humor and poetry, romance and politics into a surprisingly thoughtful page-turner about social revolution."
—Matthew Jakubowski,Paste Magazine
"Mr. Valtat may have written the most noteworthy contribution to steampunk in almost two decades....Aurorarama rejuvenates an entire subgenre, adding creativity and accuracy (historical and, more importantly, tonal) to a field that risks being defined solely by corsets and airships. Beyond its importance in legitimizing steampunk,Auroraramais a sparkling read - breathing, human characters wandering amok in one of the most captivating cities in fiction."
—Pornokitsch
Praise for Jean-Christophe Valtat
"[Valtat] has a magical sense of shape, and a gift for lyrical prose that are rare in modern writing."
—La Croix
"Jean-Christophe Valtat is a writer of beautiful energy."
—Le Monde
From the Hardcover edition.
