DARK, ADDICTIVE, AWARD-WINNING ALT-HISTORY: THE FIRST IN JO WALTON'S SMALL CHANGE TRILOGY
Jo Walton won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002, and the World Fantasy Award for her novel Tooth and Claw in 2004. Her several other novels include the acclaimed Small Change alt-history trilogy, comprising Farthing, Ha'Penny and Half a Crown. Her last novel Among Others won the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012. A native of Wales, she lives in Montreal.
If Le Carre scares you, try Jo Walton. Of course her brilliant story of a democracy selling itself out to fascism sixty years ago is just a mystery, just a thriller, just a fantasy of course we know nothing like that could happen now. Don t we?Stunningly powerful While the whodunit plot is compelling, it s the convincing portrait of a country s incremental slide into fascism that makes this novel a standout. Mainstream readers should be enthralled as well. - Publishers WeeklyAmazing One of the most compelling and chilling books of the year - RT Book ReviewsA subversive, trenchant and simultaneously dark and light piece of speculative fiction. Can I get an amen? The parallels between her Britain and today s climate are never didactic and always effective. It s also a book about husbands and wives, and about class and sex. It is quite an achievement, brothers and sisters. Hallelujah. - BookslutA stiff-upper-lip whodunit boasting political intrigue and uncomfortable truths about anti-Semitism. - Entertainment WeeklyWalton realizes an all-too-convincing alternate world in which the Third Reich but not its spirit was stopped at the English Channel. The characters are highly plausible, and in every aspect from the petty snobbery hampering the inspector to the we-don t-do-that-here conclusion, the plot encourages warily reconsidering the daily news. - BooklistA beautifully-written alternate history thriller by World Fantasy Award-winner Jo Walton, Farthing is a smart, convincing tale of a country s slide into fascism that s sure to entertain casual and genre readers alike. - CinescopeIt really is one of those books that succeeds in almost too many ways to count. It's a great, engaging read, and sharp as a knife. The most meaningful parahistorical novel I've come across in a long time, succinct and rivetingly readable.
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