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The tangled lands / Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell.

Nā: Kaituhi: Momo rauemi: TextTextWhakaahuatanga: 297 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781788544764
  • 9781788544757
  • 9781481497299
  • 9781481497305
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 23
Contents:
Part I. The alchemist / by Paolo Bacigalupi -- Part II. The executioness / by Tobias S. Buckell -- Part III. The children of Khaim / by Paolo Bacigalupi -- Part IV. The blacksmith's daughter / by Tobias S. Buckell.
Summary: "A fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire--unless the people find a way to resist"Summary: Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop them.In four interrelated parts, The Tangled Lands is an evocative and epic story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and rotting empire facing environmental collapse from withinand yet hope emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical solutions.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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Part I. The alchemist / by Paolo Bacigalupi -- Part II. The executioness / by Tobias S. Buckell -- Part III. The children of Khaim / by Paolo Bacigalupi -- Part IV. The blacksmith's daughter / by Tobias S. Buckell.

"A fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire--unless the people find a way to resist"

Khaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop them.In four interrelated parts, The Tangled Lands is an evocative and epic story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and rotting empire facing environmental collapse from withinand yet hope emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical solutions.

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