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City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett
published Sept 2014
where I got it: received review copy from the publisher (thanks!)
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Where to start with City of Stairs? To say this book has everything sounds so cliche, doesn’t it? To say it is funny and subtle and daring and fascinating would also sound cliche. But I’m going to say all of those things anyways, because this is one of those comes-a-long-once-a-decade books that transcends. It’s like one of those Hubble images where scale is all but impossible, where you can zoom in or out, and continually find new structures that your mind tells you shouldn’t exist. That shiver you feel? It’s your worldview expanding.
Hubble image of the Pillars of Creation, taken in 1995. click here for more info on this image.
City of Stairs is a sort of political book that’s got nothing to do with politics, it’s a fantasy where ther
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Salutations, lecteur. Aujourd’hui, j’ai le grand plaisir de te proposer une interview en anglais de Robert Jackson Bennett, auteur des Maîtres enlumineurs, du Retour du hiérophante, et de Vigilance ! Un grand merci à Fran qui m’a aidé à mettre en forme mes questions !
Je vous rappelle que vous pouvez retrouver toutes les autres interviews dans le menu du blog et grâce au tag dédié.
Je remercie chaleureusement Robert Jackson Bennett d’avoir répondu à mes questions, et sur ce, je lui laisse la parole !
An interview with Robert Jackson Bennett
Marc : Could you introduce yourself for readers who may not know you and your work?
Robert Jackson Bennett : Sure. I’m Robert Jackson Bennett. I wrote The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy. I write fantasy about weird worlds where magic has shaped cultures, civilizations, and economies, and I like to explore how that might show us a little more about what it’s like to be a human being.
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Drift
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