Freedom & Necessity
Steven Brust
(Author)
Emma Bull
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
It is 1849. James Cobham, young man about London, has tragically drowned in a boating accident. Or has he? Two months after his disappearance, his cousin receives a letter. James is in hiding, with no memory of the last two months. His cousin responds that he probably ought to continue in hiding, and the adventures begin. Told through letters, diaries, and real contemporary documents, this unique novel by two of today's freshest and most popular fantasists leads the reader through every corner of mid-nineteenth-century Britain, from the parlors of the elite to the dens of the underclass. Not since Wilkie Collins or Conan Doyle has there been such a profusion of guns, swordfights, family intrigues, women disguised as men, secret societies, occult pursuits, philosophical discussions, and passionate romance. And not since the historical romps of George MacDonald Fraser has there been such a complex, satisfying array of historical characters and startling events.
Product Details
Price
$20.99
$19.52
Publisher
St. Martins Press-3PL
Publish Date
April 17, 2007
Pages
448
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 1.3 inches | 1.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780765316806
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About the Author
The author of the bestselling "Vlad Taltos" novels (Dragon, Issola, Dzur, etc) and standalone fantasies such as To Reign in Hell, Steven Brust lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Emma Bull, author of War for the Oaks and Finder, lives in Tucson, Arizona.Reviews
"Resembling the works of Tolstoy and Dickens in the plethora of characters, Stoker and Mary Shelley in the exposition, the novel brings together intrigue, adventure, politics, and magic in a complex epic that astonishes the reader." --Library Journal on Freedom and Necessity
"Complex and masterly . . . A skilful act of ventriloquism, faithfully reproducing the argot of the early Victorian upper classes with only a few lapses, and plausibily weaving the plot into the politics at the time. Imaginative and finely written." --Interzone on Freedom and Necessity "Expertly styled after a 19th-century English epistolary novel . . . Engaging characters and surprises that, for all their thrills, stem quite naturally from the groundwork that the authors have so cleverly laid." --Publishers Weekly on Freedom and Necessity "One of the most impressive novels I've read in a long time." --Locus on Freedom and Necessity "Brilliantly written as an epistolary novel, rich with historical detail, enlivened by fully drawn characters, this is one of the most unusual and certainly one of the best fantasy novels of the year." --Science Fiction Chronicle on Freedom and Necessity
