Tag: Unique Setting

Fathomfolk – Eliza Chan (Drowned World #1)

“No matter the uniform she wore, the exams she passed, the ideas she brought to the discussion; they would always see her as Fathomfolk first.” What is the Book about? In the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on peering down from skyscrapers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk — sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas—who live in…

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The Hod King – Josiah Bancroft (The Books of Babel #3)

“The rich “learn lessons.” The poor commit crimes. “Mistakes” are generally considered a mark of the middle class.” So what’s the book about? Fearing an uprising, the Sphinx sends Senlin to investigate a plot that has taken hold in the ringdom of Pelphia. Alone in the city, Senlin infiltrates a bloody arena where hods battle…

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Arm of the Sphinx – Josiah Bancroft (The Books of Babel #2)

“History is a love letter to tyrants written in the blood of the overrun, the forgotten, the expunged!” So what’s the book about? Senlin sees ghosts, or more precisely a ghost, namely his wife. Marya pesters him day and night with her apparition and malicious talk about his shipmates. He ignores her, or at least…

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Senlin Ascends – Josiah Bancroft

Books of Babel 1 “It is easier to accept who you’ve become than to recollect who you were.” So what’s the book about? The Tower of Babel is considered the navel of the world. It is the vertical centre of science, culture and progress. No one knows how many floors it consists of. No one…

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