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The Dragons of Babel

by Michael Swanwick
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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 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.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Series: The Iron Dragon's Daughter Publisher: Tor Publishing Group Edition: 1

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 8, 2008

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  • ISBN: 9781429924993
  • Release date: January 8, 2008

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  • ISBN: 9781429924993
  • File size: 674 KB
  • Release date: January 8, 2008
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Fantasy Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:820
Text Difficulty:3-4

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.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Expand title description text
Fantasy Fiction