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Arcadia

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Inventive narrative weaving multiple, richly imagined worlds.

"Arcadia" by Iain Pears isn't just a novel; it's a tapestry of interconnected stories that challenges the boundaries of fiction. The experience is akin to exploring a literary maze with pathways leading to different realities. It's a read that would be perfect for lovers of complex, thought-provoking literature who revel in the joy of seeing disparate narrative threads come together in unexpected ways.

  • Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Arcadia

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ISBN: 9780571301584
Authors: Iain Pears
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2015-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 6134 readers)

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In Cold War England, Professor Henry Lytten, having renounced a career in espionage, is writing a fantasy novel that dares to imagine a world less fraught than his own. He finds an unlikely confidante in Rosie, an inquisitive young neighbor who, while chasing after Lytten's cat one day, stumbles through a doorway in his cellar and into a stunning and unfamiliar bucolic landscape—remarkably like the fantasy world Lytten is writing about. There she meets a young boy named Jay who is about to embark on a journey that will change both their lives. Elsewhere, in a dystopian society where progress is controlled by a corrupt ruling elite, the brilliant scientist Angela Meerson has discovered the potential of a powerful new machine. When the authorities come knocking, she will make an important decision—one that will reverberate through all these different lives and worlds.
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Inventive narrative weaving multiple, richly imagined worlds.

"Arcadia" by Iain Pears isn't just a novel; it's a tapestry of interconnected stories that challenges the boundaries of fiction. The experience is akin to exploring a literary maze with pathways leading to different realities. It's a read that would be perfect for lovers of complex, thought-provoking literature who revel in the joy of seeing disparate narrative threads come together in unexpected ways.

  • Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.