Julian Comstock
Roman
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- 7,99 €
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- 7,99 €
Publisher Description
Ein neuer Bürgerkrieg - ein neuer Held
Infolge einer Wirtschaftskrise greift eine religiöse Clique nach der Macht in Washington – mit verheerenden Konsequenzen: Das Land versinkt in einem Bürgerkrieg, der auf frappierende Weise an den letzten erinnert. Und inmitten der Wirren dieses Krieges findet sich Julian Comstock wieder, Held wider Willen und möglicher Schlüssel für eine neue Art der Zivilisation …
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Hugo-winner Wilson (Axis) perpetrates a kind of skewed steampunk novel set in a postcollapse, imperial United States returned to 19th-century technology and mores. Julian Comstock, the disgraced nephew of the tyrannical American president, grows up in a small town in what was formerly northern Canada. Adam Hazzard, Julian's working-class friend, and Sam Godwin, a bluff old retainer and secret Jew, struggle to keep Julian alive despite his uncle's hatred and Julian's proclivity for annoying the repressive Dominion Church. When Julian is drafted to fight the invading Dutch in Labrador, exaggerated tales of his heroism, written by would-be novelist Adam, catapult the young aristocrat to unwanted fame. Written with the eloquence and elegance of a Victorian novel, this thoughtful tale combines complex characters, rousing military adventure and a beautifully realized, unnerving future.
