Railsea: A Novel

Railsea: A Novel

â‚¬Å“Other names besides [Herman] Melvilleâ‚¬s will surely come to mind as you read this thrilling taleâ‚¬"thereâ‚¬s Duneâ‚¬s Frank Herbert. . . . But in this, as in all of his works, MiÂ©ville has that special knack for evoking other writers even while making the story wholly his own.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Los Angeles Times
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On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt: the giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in oneâ‚¬s death & the otherâ‚¬s glory. Spectacular as it is, Sham canâ‚¬t shake the sense that there is more to life than the endless rails of the railseaâ‚¬"even if his captain thinks only of hunting the ivory-colored mole that took her arm years ago. But when they come across a wrecked train, Sham finds somethingâ‚¬"a series of pictures hinting at something, somewhere, that should be impossibleâ‚¬"that leads to considerably more than heâ‚¬d bargained for. Soon heâ‚¬s hunted on all sides, by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters & salvage-scrabblers. & it might not be just Shamâ‚¬s life thatâ‚¬s about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.
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â‚¬Å“[MiÂ©ville] gives all readers a lot to dig into here, be it emotional drama, Godzilla-esque monster carnage, or the high adventure that comes only with riding the rails.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"USA Today
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â‚¬Å“Superb . . . massively imaginative.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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â‚¬Å“Riveting . . . a great adventure.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"NPR
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â‚¬Å“Wildly inventive . . . Every sentence is packed with wit.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Guardian (London)
Country USA
Brand Del Rey
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2013-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345524539

Country	USA
Brand	Del Rey
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2013-04-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345524539

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