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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The ancient and decadent City Imperishable teeters on the verge of obliteration in this inventive fantasy from the prolific Lake (Rocket Science), if not from the armies marching toward its gates, then from the dark, bloodthirsty gods reawakening within its walls. Three haunted and imperfect men must stand against the destruction of everything they know: Jason the Factor, a businessman and sometime civil servant who's in love with pain; Imago of Lockwood, a feckless lawyer who puts himself forward as a candidate for the centuries-dead position of Lord Mayor; and Bijaz the Dwarf, an embittered and self-hating half-man whose lips have been sewn shut. As random supernatural assaults are perpetrated on innocent citizens, these three must uncover the City Imperishable's blackest secrets, not knowing whether or not their actions will save what they hold dear. Filled with violence and some seriously perverse sex, this grand guignol of a book should appeal to fans of such authors of urban fantasies as China Miéville and Jeff VanderMeer. (Nov.)
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From Booklist
Campbell Award winner Lake's second novel (after Rocket Science 2005) is a contemporary fantasy that launches a planned series featuring a byzantine metropolis called the City Imperishable. When the city's de facto and largely unknown leader vanishes from a locked room, his apprentice, Jason the Factor, struggles to maintain civilian order in the face of terrifying hauntings from the noumenal world and the threat of advancing enemy soldiers beyond the city's walls. As if these challenges weren't enough, Bijaz the Dwarf, an estranged business partner of Jason's deceased father, is planning an uprising to end the persecution of the eccentric Sewn faction of dwarves, and Imago of Lockwood wants to return leadership to the now-defunct office of lord mayor. While vying among themselves for ultimate control, Jason, Bijaz, and Imago discover that they share a common dream of returning the City Imperishable to its former glory. Lake's masterfully atmospheric prose, littered with odd and endearing minutiae, sustains unforgettable characters, making this essential reading in the increasingly popular subgenre of urban fantasy. Carl Hays
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The ancient and decadent City Imperishable teeters on the verge of obliteration in this inventive fantasy from the prolific Lake (Rocket Science), if not from the armies marching toward its gates, then from the dark, bloodthirsty gods reawakening within its walls. Three haunted and imperfect men must stand against the destruction of everything they know: Jason the Factor, a businessman and sometime civil servant who's in love with pain; Imago of Lockwood, a feckless lawyer who puts himself forward as a candidate for the centuries-dead position of Lord Mayor; and Bijaz the Dwarf, an embittered and self-hating half-man whose lips have been sewn shut. As random supernatural assaults are perpetrated on innocent citizens, these three must uncover the City Imperishable's blackest secrets, not knowing whether or not their actions will save what they hold dear. Filled with violence and some seriously perverse sex, this grand guignol of a book should appeal to fans of such authors of urban fantasies as China Miéville and Jeff VanderMeer. (Nov.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Campbell Award winner Lake's second novel (after Rocket Science 2005) is a contemporary fantasy that launches a planned series featuring a byzantine metropolis called the City Imperishable. When the city's de facto and largely unknown leader vanishes from a locked room, his apprentice, Jason the Factor, struggles to maintain civilian order in the face of terrifying hauntings from the noumenal world and the threat of advancing enemy soldiers beyond the city's walls. As if these challenges weren't enough, Bijaz the Dwarf, an estranged business partner of Jason's deceased father, is planning an uprising to end the persecution of the eccentric Sewn faction of dwarves, and Imago of Lockwood wants to return leadership to the now-defunct office of lord mayor. While vying among themselves for ultimate control, Jason, Bijaz, and Imago discover that they share a common dream of returning the City Imperishable to its former glory. Lake's masterfully atmospheric prose, littered with odd and endearing minutiae, sustains unforgettable characters, making this essential reading in the increasingly popular subgenre of urban fantasy. Carl Hays
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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