Mordew
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| Author | Alex Pheby |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Galley Beggar Press |
Mordew is a 2020 fantasy novel by British author Alex Pheby. It is the first in a planned trilogy.
Premise
Nathan Treeves, a resident of the city of Mordew, finds he has special powers which rival those of the master of the city.
Publication and composition
Pheby intends to write two sequels.[1] The titles of the next two novels, as of 2020, are Malarkoi and Waterblack.[1] Galley Beggar Press will publish the remainder of the trilogy.
Reception
The novel has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[2][3] In a review for The Guardian, Adam Roberts referred to it as "[...] a darkly brilliant novel, extraordinary, absorbing and dream-haunting."[2]
The novel's style and content have garnered comparisons to the works of Charles Dickens,[3][4][5][6] as well as the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake.[3][4][7] Reviewers have likened its the works of Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Pratchett, and China Miéville.[8]
Writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Alexandra Marraccini praised the novel as a departure from other books of "[...] British import literary fantasy".[7]
The book was included on The Guardian's and Tor.com's lists of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2020.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b Comerford, Ruth (26 August 2020). "Galley Beggar buys second two volumes in Mordew trilogy". www.thebookseller.com. The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Roberts, Adam (20 August 2020). "Mordew by Alex Pheby review – an extravagant, unnerving fantasy". the Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Hewitt, Sean (15 August 2020). "Mordew: a city of compelling characters and dark adventures". The Irish Times. The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Deerin, Chris (10 September 2020). "Mordew, Alex Pheby: The Less Dead, Denise Mina". The Big Issue. The Big Issue. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Miller, Keith (30 October 2020). "Mordew by Alex Pheby book review | The TLS". TLS. Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Mond, Ian (25 August 2020). "Ian Mond Reviews Mordew by Alex Pheby". Locus Online. Locus Magazine. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Marraccini, Alexandra (19 September 2020). ""Mordew" and the New Leftist Imaginary". The Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Fortune, Ed (18 November 2020). "MORDEW". STARBURST Magazine. Starburst. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Adam (28 November 2020). "Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2020". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Keeley, Matt (18 November 2020). "Tor.com Reviewers' Choice: The Best Books of 2020". Tor.com. Tor.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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