Full Fathom Five
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On the island of Kavekana, Kai builds gods to order, then hands them to others to maintain. Her creations aren't conscious and lack their own wills and voices, but they accept sacrifices, and protect their worshippers from other gods-perfect vehicles for Craftsmen and Craftswomen operating in the divinely controlled Old World. When Kai sees one of her creations dying and tries to save her, she's grievously injured - then sidelined from the business entirely, her near-suicidal rescue attempt offered up as proof of her instability. But when Kai gets tired of hearing her boss, her co-workers, and her ex-boyfriend call her crazy, and starts digging into the reasons her creations die, she uncovers a conspiracy of silence and fear - which will crush her, if Kai can't stop it first.
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Product details
- Hardback | 368 pages
- 144 x 212 x 36mm | 439.99g
- 31 Jul 2014
- Tor Books
- New York, United States
- English
- 0765335743
- 9780765335746
- 635,121
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"Gladstone continues to trump his already considerable accomplishments in this tightly paced fantasy legal thriller."--Publishers Weekly
"This is some of the smartest, most original and sophisticated world-building I've read in years, and fun, and fast-paced, and did I mention smart?"--NPR
"A gripping, smart story that has you running through the pages trying to keep up."--Portland Book Review "Gladstone continues to trump his already considerable accomplishments in this tightly paced fantasy legal thriller." "Publishers Weekly"
"""This is some of the smartest, most original and sophisticated world-building I've read in years, "and" fun, "and" fast-paced, and did I mention smart?" "NPR"
"""A gripping, smart story that has you running through the pages trying to keep up." "Portland Book Review""
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"This is some of the smartest, most original and sophisticated world-building I've read in years, and fun, and fast-paced, and did I mention smart?"--NPR
"A gripping, smart story that has you running through the pages trying to keep up."--Portland Book Review "Gladstone continues to trump his already considerable accomplishments in this tightly paced fantasy legal thriller." "Publishers Weekly"
"""This is some of the smartest, most original and sophisticated world-building I've read in years, "and" fun, "and" fast-paced, and did I mention smart?" "NPR"
"""A gripping, smart story that has you running through the pages trying to keep up." "Portland Book Review""
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About Max Gladstone
MAX GLADSTONE went to Yale, where he wrote a short story that became a finalist in the Writers of the Future competition. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Full Fathom Five is his third novel.
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