Clarke's book is probably one of the best fantasies written in the last ten years. If that's not overselling it. It has long slow patches and is generally uneven, but the best parts are knock-your-socks-off good.
It's about the rivalry between two magicians in an alternate England, written in assured and gorgeous (and often very funny) faux-Regency-era prose. To say more would be spoilery; part of the fun of the book is the slow coming together of what it's really about.
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Date: 2008-06-11 02:47 am (UTC)It's about the rivalry between two magicians in an alternate England, written in assured and gorgeous (and often very funny) faux-Regency-era prose. To say more would be spoilery; part of the fun of the book is the slow coming together of what it's really about.