78th out of 138 books
—
385 voters
City of Masks
by
Mike Reeves-McMillan (Goodreads Author)
In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria, primarily to get him out from underfoot. Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, int...more
Paperback, 130 pages
Published
January 20th 2008
by C-Side Media
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
70)
I love epistolary stories, and I love political intrigue, and I love masks. This book was all three wrapped into one delicious package. Reeves-McMillan has created a fascinating society with Bonvidaeo where all the citizenry wear masks and take on the persona of the character - and are legally their mask. Bass, by virtue of being the brother-in-law of Calaria's Undersecretary to the Foreign Minister, is assigned to be envoy to Bonvidaeo. Not only is he thrown into a confusing new culture but he ...more
City of Masks was a great read! I loved the storyline and I fell head over heels in love with the characters. It's not the type of book that I'm used to reading but I must say that I am not at all disappointed. I highly recommend this book to anybody that wants to go on a great adventure! I can't wait to read other books by this author.
Sheila
Sheila
This was pretty good... set back in time, which was fun to read. I started it on trains in Europe, and finished it here, and I enjoyed it. The fact that people needed to wear masks all the time, and to be in character of their masks at all times, was fantastically put together, and also confusing in a good way. It kept you thinking.
(I read this ages ago) I was fascinated by the social implications of the masks - in fact, this may be the reason that I started collecting them in the first place :)
Ark
added it
Jayde
marked it as to-read
HaÐiÎz♥
marked it as to-read
Marelyn
added it
Eli
marked it as to-read
Megan
marked it as to-read
Juliana B
added it
Nymn
marked it as to-read
Katherine B
marked it as to-read
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Emily
marked it as no-desire-to-finish
Randy
marked it as to-read
Liske
added it
A*Writer*in*Time
marked it as ebook-to-read
Cuchus
marked it as to-read
Meagan
marked it as to-read
Abeer Salem
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Share This Book
Mike Reeves-McMillan graduated from Auckland University in New Zealand with a Master of Arts in English language and has worked as a book editor, technical writer, corporate trainer and systems analyst. He is currently establishing a practice as a hypnotherapist.
City of Masks is his first published novel.
He has a black belt, which he uses to hold up his trousers. He's not s...more
More about Mike Reeves-McMillan...
City of Masks is his first published novel.
He has a black belt, which he uses to hold up his trousers. He's not s...more
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
