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![]() ![]() My guess is he exhausted himself after tying together all five-hundred plot threads in this sprawling work. ![]() It is funny that he followed this novel up by Thief of Always, which was a one-sitting read, and not quite so adult. In both I'd argue that you get inconsequential or atmosphere-building scenes, but Barker has his own brand of surreal absurdity. I place him a cut above Stephen King, not that there's anything wrong with liking King - I just feel that Barker lays on one extra layer of polish. And if you don't like the name Pie' Oh' Pah, you better get used to it because it's going to come up a lot.īarker writes some of the most adult fantasy out there. It is thankfully less formulaic than it might have been, and Gentle is an interesting character to say the least, as is Jude and Pie' Oh' Pah. I think pieces of Weaveworld and Abarat might be slightly more mesmeric and parts of Great and Secret Show might be more engaging, but Imajica is a well-rounded book. It is truly impressive how disciplined a piece of writing this is. It reads pretty easily, if you don't get hand cramps. I found it slightly scattered in places, but the pace was generally appreciated by my riveted eyes. You get dark fantasy and plenty of wacky characters, plus some serious dimension-bending sequences. The Fifth Dominion by Clive Barker (1995. ![]() I'm not sure it is wise to start with this book if one is new to Clive Barker's work, but there certainly is something for everybody here. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Imajica I : The Fifth Dominion Mass Market Paperbound Clive Barke at the best online prices at. ![]()
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