The Kingdoms
Natasha Pulley
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
For fans of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved.
Joe Tournier has a bad case of amnesia. His first memory is of stepping off a train in the nineteenth-century French colony of England. The only clue Joe has about his identity is a century-old postcard of a Scottish lighthouse that arrives in London the same month he does. Written in illegal English--instead of French--the postcard is signed only with the letter "M," but Joe is certain whoever wrote it knows him far better than he currently knows himself, and he's determined to find the writer. The search for M, though, will drive Joe from French-ruled London to rebel-owned Scotland and finally onto the battle ships of a lost empire's Royal Navy. Swept out to sea with a hardened British sea captain named Kite, who might know more about Joe's past than he's willing to let on, Joe will remake history, and himself. From bestselling author Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms is an epic, romantic, wildly original novel that bends genre as easily as it twists time.Product Details
Price
$28.00
$26.04
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publish Date
May 25, 2021
Pages
448
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.2 X 1.6 inches | 1.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781635576085
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About the Author
Natasha Pulley, the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, The Bedlam Stacks, and The Lost Future of Pepperharrow, studied English literature at Oxford University and earned a creative writing M.A. at the University of East Anglia. She lives in Bristol, England.
Reviews
"Pulley's latest genre-bending feat (after The Lost Future of Pepperharrow) masterfully combines history, speculative fiction, queer romance, and more into an unputdownable whole. . . This is a stunner." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Natasha Pulley's The Kingdoms is an intricate plot, for sure, but you get swept up in the narrative. If this sounds like the type of book you're drawn to - epic! time travel! history! - you know who you are." --Alma "As scenes spiral back and forth between centuries, the book's emotional center crystallizes around a fundamental mystery: Who, in fact, is Joe? All time-travel plots are fraught with paradox, but not all rise to Pulley's level of tricky cleverness, and few of those trickily clever books rise to her level of emotional intensity. Suspenseful, philosophical, and inventive, this sparkling novel explores the power of memory and love." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Pulley balances the topsy-turvy nature of time travel by grounding her story in tidbits of naval history and a gradually unfolding queer love story." --BookPage "This riveting story keeps the reader hoping that Joe can rebuild his family in the best time line." --Booklist "I loved it." --Crimereads' Most Anticipated Books of Summer "Immensely pleasurable reading... Intricate, charming and altogether surprising." --The New York Times Book Review on THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET "An epic journey." --The New York Times Book Review on THE BEDLAM STACKS "Phenomenal... Pulley's intricate plot, vibrant setting, entrancing magic, and dynamic ensemble of characters make for an un-put-downable historical fantasy." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review for THE LOST FUTURE OF PEPPERHARROW
