The Tangled Lands
by Paolo Bacigalupi; Tobias S. Buckell
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Pub Date 8 Mar 2018 | Archive Date 5 Mar 2018
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Description
Request to read a sampler of The Tangled Lands.
Khaim clings to life. Flooded with refugees and slowly starving, the last city of a once-great empire is surrounded by a choking thicket of poisonous bramble. This is a world where magic is toxic. Every time a spell is cast, the bramble advances, sprouting in tilled fields and roof beams, thrusting up from between cobblestones and bursting forth from sacks of powdered spice. A bit of magic, and bramble follows. A little at first, and then more – until whole cities are dragged down under tangling vines. Armies hack and burn... but in a world that can't give up magic's sweet succour, the bramble can't be stopped.
Or can it? After ten years of research, an alchemist believes he has found a potent new weapon to wield against the bramble. His invention promises freedom from fear, freedom from hunger, freedom from the rule Khaim's tyrant, The Jolly Mayor. But this is not an exchange the Jolly Mayor is willing to contemplate...
Award-winning authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. Buckell have created a fantasy for our times, exploring a world of glittering memories and a desperate present, where everyone uses a little magic, and someone else always pays the price.
A Note From the Publisher
Please be aware, this is a sampler of The Tangled Lands and not the finished text.
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Please be aware, this is a sampler of The Tangled Lands and not the finished text.
Advance Praise
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781788544757 |
| PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
Featured Reviews
Sarah M, Reviewer
The Tangled Lands comprises of four parts which I guess you could call short stories/novellas which are interconnected to form the story.
It is a tale of magic and the environmental consequences that result from the use of it and the lengths people go to stop said use as well as the growth of the bramble.
I received a sample of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I obtained the first part of the book which is called The Alchemist written by Paolo Bacigalupi. This book is a collaboration with Tobias S Buckell so I'm guessing that some of the other parts are written by him as opposed to the whole book being jointly written by the two. I could be wrong though. I guess I'll find out when I read the rest of the book. And I will be reading the rest of it. This sample really whet my whistle.
I very much liked the tale of The Alchemist and the way it introduced us to the world, the magic system and the political structure of the place. It was well thought out and written and I very much warmed to the characters. Whether those characters will appear again later in the book I do not know but I felt that their tale was wrapped up nicely anyway by the end of this part.
Bacigalupi is one of my favourite authors so I was very excited about the release of this book and especially excited to receive this sample. I'm only wishing I had received the whole book as now I have to wait for it's release before finishing what promises to be an excellent fantasy story.
Fiona C, Reviewer
The Alchemist made for a most tantalising introduction to this book, which will contain four novellas upon release.
We're introduced to a country where magic carries more immediate consequences than are usually shown - free use has resulted in a plague of almost-indestructible bramble sweeping across the country to choke whole cities out of existence. Our titular alchemist may have been able to forge a solution; but if it was that easy, there wouldn't be a story to begin with.
The writing is extraordinary, and the story it's telling is original and drew me in in a heartbeat. I'll eagerly be awaiting the release of the full novel..
