The half made world5/12/2023 ![]() The ship is now a living temple to the Bird, a gift to be used, allegedly, in the interests of all of Ararat. 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. ![]() ![]() 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 mas*ses with the power of knowledge.Īs 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. For it is the day of the return of that long awaited, unpredictable mystical creature: the great Bird. 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.Īrjun arrives in Ararat just as a magnificent winged creature swoops and sails over the city. ![]()
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