- The Modern World (novel)
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name = The Modern World
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author =Steph Swainston
country =United Kingdom
language = English
series =The Castle books
genre =Fantasy novel
publisher = Gollancz
pub_date = April 2007
media_type = Print (Hardback &Paperback )
pages = 336 pp
isbn = ISBN 978-0575070073
preceded_by = No Present Like Time
followed+_by ="The Modern World" is a
fantasy /science fiction novel (2007) bySteph Swainston and is the sequel to the critically acclaimed "The Year of Our War " (2004) and "No Present Like Time " (2005). "The Modern World" is published asDangerous Offspring in the USA.The first chapter of "The Modern World" is available on [http://www.stephswainston.co.uk/the_books Steph Swainston's website]In the third installment of the Fourlands series Frost, the Circle's architect, unveils a visionary plan to break the stalemate in the endless struggle against the terrifying, alien Insects. However, Jant, the Emperor's winged messenger, has more immediate concerns. Lightning, the Circle's archer and Jant's best friend, asks him to find his rebellious teenage daughter who has disappeared in the sprawling city of Hacilith. Jant starts a search that takes him into his past, through the criminal underworld, across the bizarre worlds of the Shift, and to the very limits of temptation.
In the meantime Frost's plan produces shocking results. The Fourlands suddenly faces a greater threat than ever before. Can the Circle survive the dawn of a new, modern world?
ources and reviews
* [http://www.uksfbooknews.net/2007/05/17/steph-swainston-on-new-novel-the-modern-world/ Swainston on "the Modern World"]
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