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Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell – Susanna Clarke
In 19th century England, magicians who are capable of performing actual spells are a thing of the past. Until two magicians are discovered who are destined to bring magic back to England.
Review: Piranesi – Susanna Clarke
The House in which Piranesi resides consists of innumerable halls whose walls are lined with thousands of statues. The tides sweep through these halls in a pattern only Piranesi can decipher. While he has forgotten many things, he knows this: the Beauty of the House is immeasurable, it’s Kindness infinite.
Review: Gallant – V. E. Schwab
Olivia Prior is an orphan who has grown up at Merilance School for Girls where, from a young age, she has been able to see ghouls that no one else can see. Suddenly, Olivia receives a letter calling her home to Gallant, a large mansion inhabited only by her dour cousin Matthew, and his staff. But her new home is not all it seems. Still, not even ghouls and shadows can keep Olivia from trying to find out where she came from.
Yearly Wrap-up: 2022 in Review
At the start of 2022, our curators chose some resolutions for themselves? Which media on their to be read/watch/listen/play piles did get their attention? And what else did the year bring?
Review: Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution – R.F. Kuang
Robin Swift is taken from his native Kanton to Oxford to study translation: the art of producing magic from the difference in meaning between translated words in different languages. He is torn by the contradiction between his love for Oxford’s translation institute Babel and the study of languages on the one hand, and his growing unease at Britain’s role in the world and Babel’s role in Britain.
Review: The Great Chameleon War – Justin Hellstrom
Welcome to the Nesting Zone, where someone who calls himself The Amanuansis poetically records his travels through a surreal dreamscape full of huge ancient lizars.
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