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false <![CDATA[Thunderer]]> 2319381 3 In this breathtaking debut novel by Felix Gilman, one man embarks on a thrilling and treacherous quest for his people’s lost god—in an elaborate Dickensian city that is either blessed …or haunted. Arjun arrives in Ararat just as a magnificent winged creature swoops and sails over the city. For it is the day of the return of that long-awaited, unpredictable mystical creature: the great Bird. But does it come for good or ill? And in the service of what god? Whatever its purpose, for one inhabitant the Bird sparks a long-dormant idea: to map the mapless city and liberate its masses with the power of knowledge. As the creature soars across the land, shifting topography, changing the course of the river, and redrawing the territories of the city’s avian life, crowds cheer and guns salute in a mix of science and worship. Then comes the time for the Bird’s power to be trapped—within the hull of a floating warship called Thunderer, an astounding and unprecedented weapon. The ship is now a living temple to the Bird, a gift to be used, allegedly, in the interests of all of Ararat. Hurtled into this convulsing world is Arjun, an innocent who will unwittingly unleash a dark power beyond his imagining—and become entangled in a dangerous underground movement that will forever transform Ararat. As havoc overtakes the streets, Arjun dares to test the city’s moving boundaries. In this city of gods, he has come to search among them, not to hide. A tour de force of the imagination, and a brilliant tale of rebellion, Thunderer heralds the arrival of a truly gifted fantasy writer who has created a tale as rich, wondrous, and captivating as the world in which it is set. 2325901 26 12 2007 Thunderer total:90|5:14|4:44|3:22|2:8|1:2| 90 330 201 29 3 1 false false Mon Feb 02 16:22:18 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 14:17:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 10:55:13 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:15:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 13:39:36 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 13:49:37 -0700 2009 What I liked most about this boo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 12:47:49 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 16:01:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 14:19:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 14:27:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 25 13:39:51 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 12:45:22 -0700 2008 The New Weird, but that hardly counts. Unfortunately, this is Gilman's first book so I can't go find everything else he's written. Usually I'm lat...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 18:20:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 00:05:24 -0700 2009 Norman Spinrad's Child of Fortune crossed with China Mieville's Perdido Street Station. I enjoyed it.more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:12:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 23:29:16 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 11:18:04 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 11:23:28 -0800 2009 I felt like the words had been collected and stuck on the page without order. I hate not finishing a book so i pushed on. I am glad i did. there was a great story inside once you got past the 1st couple of chapters. i would have liked a bit more defi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 02:33:53 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 02:40:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 12:54:06 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:07:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 08:45:29 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 08:48:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:38:05 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:43:53 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 13:08:16 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 13:16:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 14 10:25:50 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:50:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:52:50 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 09:16:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 15:07:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 07:06:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 09 13:39:04 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 13:42:41 -0700 2008 city of gods in this book is fascinating and so vast tha...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 13 11:10:44 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:10:52 -0800 2009 the A.V. Club.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 14:52:29 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 14:53:02 -0700 2009 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2319381