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What fun! An alternate history universe where people are so invested in literature as to fight over it, such as the damn Baconians saying he wrote Shakespeare's plays when it's obvious that he couldn't have (Thursday cogently argues this at one point.) & whole societies devoted to various authors. There are no planes, just 'gas bags', but there are cars & guns. Other things vary, such as Wales is a separate Communist state & the Crimean War is over a century old & still going strong. England als
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What a bizarre book. The idea is ok, but until the last fifth, the execution is way too complicated. The author tried an idea that is far too complex, therefore for for the first 4/5 of the book everything had to be explained. In te end, it wasn't too bad but it's too difficult to get there.
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I thought that this book - the first one in this series - was inventive and interesting. However, as the series continues they go way downhill. I haven't been able to finish the last one yet because it was just too painful.
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Mar 12, 2008
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A world where books really do come to life. I can think of a few I would wish had never been written...
Feb 01, 2008
Ruth
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m00ngrrrl
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Feb 19, 2018
Michael
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