![]() "loved how cleverly and deftly Heuler balanced the absurd with the political. "a compelling book, compulsively readable." ![]() "The Splendid City crafts a perfect quirk that ramps to wtf levels of genre-bending weirdness" "A sharp, lively, funny contemporary fantasy with the feel of an up-to-date, more adult version of L Frank Baum's Oz books." As a punishment for misuse of her powers, a newbie witch and her annoying talking-cat frenemy are sent to live in the state of Liberty, where everything is just a little off. The social commentary hits the nail on the head." Buy the ebook version now only £ 4.99 £ 9.99. "The dialogue is clever and the satire spot-on. "Whimsical, satiric, and bursting with imagination" "How can anyone resist talking cats? I know I can't." "the joy of The Splendid City lies in the quirky and all-embracing exuberance of Heuler's imagination." "A thoroughly original and quirky novel." "Karen Heuler's The Splendid City is a wonderful fabulation, both humorous and contemplative, about the desperate state of US politics and society." Publisher: Watkins Media Limited ISBN: 9780857669858 Number of pages: 280 Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm Edition: New edition MEDIA REVIEWS A talking cat who loves craft beers, picket lines, and duping and 'shooting' people.Įleanor has no time for Stan and his shenanigans, because she finds herself helping another coven locate a missing witch which she thinks is mysteriously linked to the shortage of water in Liberty.įile Under: Fantasy ![]() This terrifying (and yet somehow vaguely familiar) terrain is explored via Eleanor - a young woman eagerly learning about the gifts of her magic through the support of her coven.īut being a white witch is not as easy as they portray it in the books, and she's already been placed under 'house arrest' with a letch named Stan, a co-worker who wronged her in the past and now exists in the form of a cat. In this society, paranoia is well-suited because eyes and ears are all around, and they are judging. In the state of Liberty, water is rationed at alarming prices, free speech is hardly without a cost, and Texas has just declared itself its own country. ![]()
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