The Dragons of Babel
Readers rate it 3.8 (8 on Hardcover)
326 pages · Released Jan 8, 2008 · Macmillan
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The Dragons of Babel is an ambitious fantasy novel by a acclaimed author that blends mythology, urban fantasy, and coming-of-age themes. While it contains some violence (war, giants clashing) and mature themes reflective of its complex world-building, it remains primarily focused on Will's journey, moral growth, and relationships. The book rewards perseverance, compassion, and finding one's place in a bewildering world, making it suitable for mature teen readers comfortable with some darkness and complexity.
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A fantasy masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner! A war-dragon of Babel crashes in the idyllic fields of a post-industrialized Faerie and, dragging himself into the nearest village, declares himself king and makes young Will his lieutenant. Nightly, he crawls inside the young fey's brain to get a measure of wha... A fantasy masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner! A war-dragon of Babel crashes in the idyllic fields of a post-industrialized Faerie and, dragging himself into the nearest village, declares himself king and makes young Will his lieutenant. Nightly, he crawls inside the young fey's brain to get a measure of what his subjects think. Forced out of his village, Will travels with female centaur soldiers, witnesses the violent clash of giants, and acquires a surrogate daughter, Esme, who has no knowledge of the past and may be immortal. Evacuated to the Tower of Babel -- infinitely high, infinitely vulgar, very much like New York City -- Will meets the confidence trickster Nat Whilk. Inside the Dread Tower, Will becomes a hero to the homeless living in the tunnels under the city, rises as an underling to a politician, and meets his one true love–a high-elven woman he dare not aspire to. You've heard of hard SF: This is hard fantasy from a master of the form.
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- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Science fiction
- War
- Dragons in fiction
- Dragons
- Fiction, fantasy, general
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ISBN 9780765319500 · Macmillan