Book description
The City (Atlan, #3) by Jane Gaskell
Cija's journey reaches its brutal crescendo in Gaskell's masterful conclusion. The protagonist weathers endless peril with anguished fate as her companion.
Rescued by a bold sailor. Trapped in a lascivious brothel. These opening salvos set the tone. Gaskell wastes no time hurling Cija into chaos. Each chapter pulses with life-and-death urgency.
The Arena of Apes sequence stands alone as visceral poetry. Terror and sensuality intertwine without apology. Gaskell understands that true weird fiction operates in these spaces between horror and desire.
China MiΓ©ville's praise for Gaskell's debut feels earned here. The City operates in that same strange territory. Victorian sensibilities collide with something far more primal.
Cija's escape offers false hope. Treachery follows betrayal. The temple of her hated father awaits. Gaskell orchestrates these movements with surgical precision.
The seed of her ape-man lover growing within her reads less like fantasy and more like inevitable destiny. Gaskell blurs boundaries between species, between love and violence, between salvation and damnation.
Atlan's monstrous walls close around everything. Character, plot, reader. The city itself becomes protagonist and antagonist.
Gaskell's prose style remains deceptively simple. Each sentence carries maximum impact. Sparse language amplifies the weirdness. Understated moments explode with meaning.
The Somerset Maugham Award feels appropriate. Gaskell operates in literary territory few dare approach. The City confirms her place among weird fiction's essential voices.
A satisfying conclusion to Cija's odyssey. Brutal, beautiful, and utterly necessary.
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Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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