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Under the Pendulum Sun
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Winner of the John W. Campbell Award, “Best New Writer”
The Guardian’s “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year”
SyFy Wire’s “10 Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books of the Year”
Victorian missionaries travel into the heart of the newly discovered lands of the Fae, in a stunningly original fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Catherine Helstone’s brother, Laon, has disappeared in Arcadia, legendary land of the magical Fae. Desperate for news of him, she makes the perilous journey, only to find herself alone and isolated in the sinister house of Gethsemane.
At last, there comes news: her beloved brother is riding to be reunited with her soon—but the Queen of the Fae and her insane court are hard on his heels.
Now containing exclusive reader notes and reading group questions.
The Guardian’s “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year”
SyFy Wire’s “10 Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books of the Year”
Victorian missionaries travel into the heart of the newly discovered lands of the Fae, in a stunningly original fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Catherine Helstone’s brother, Laon, has disappeared in Arcadia, legendary land of the magical Fae. Desperate for news of him, she makes the perilous journey, only to find herself alone and isolated in the sinister house of Gethsemane.
At last, there comes news: her beloved brother is riding to be reunited with her soon—but the Queen of the Fae and her insane court are hard on his heels.
Now containing exclusive reader notes and reading group questions.
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“So this book is a psychological theological horror. As you read this review consider that and consider that I may be taking the contents of this book too literally.
They go in with the need to change a group of individuals because they're fundamentally bad because they're different. (As evangelicals are want to do.) They do the incest (why,, I don't know). Yet they still come out of it feeling like they can save these poor sinners souls. I will never fundamentally understand religion
I think this book was lost on me. It was successfully creepy l, but the theology was confusing for me in the sense that I couldn't tell what the author actually wanted the reader to get from this. She would write something that to me was very clearly bad (as I am want to think of religion), but then the characters would be like yes! (the characters in question being siblings that have been wanting to fuck each other, so what do they know). I don't know man, maybe a thought-provoking theological commentary. Maybe actually just romanticizes and forgives incest in a deeply unpleasant way.”
About Jeannette Ng
Jeannette Ng is originally from Hong Kong but now lives in Durham, UK. Her MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies fed into an interest in medieval and missionary theology, which in turn spawned her love for writing gothic fantasy with a theological twist. She runs live roleplay games and is active within the costuming community, running a popular blog. Jeannette has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the Sydney J Bounds Award (Best Newcomer) in the British Fantasy Awards 2018.
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Author hometown: Durham, UK
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Author hometown: Durham, UK
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