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Duology of science-fiction fantasy novels set in 'a dying land of decaying clockwork technology that is being devoured by a great rift in reality, the Roil.' Source: Publisher's Blurb
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Steampunk Note: The dystopian world of this series is dominated by decaying clockwork technology on the scale of city-level infrastructure. The focus on urban space and the lowlifes of the metropolis also place Nightbound Land within common steampunk areas of concern,
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1y
Roil
Oxford
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Angry Robot
,
2001
Z1867509
2001
single work
novel
fantasy
'Shale is in trouble - the creature-filled darkness known as the Roil is expanding, consuming the land, swallowing cities whole. Where once there were 12 metropolises, now only 4 remain. It's up to a drug addict, an old man and a woman bent on revenge to try to save their city - and the world. ' (Publisher's blurb)
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2y
Night’s Engines
Oxford
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Angry Robot
,
2012
Z1867512
2012
single work
novel
fantasy
'Shale is dying. The vast, boiling maelstrom known only as the Roil has pushed humanity to the edge of extinction. The last cities teeter on the edge of collapse. There is one hope, but it is enshrined in a decadant wastrel who does not want his destiny, and a young woman who seeks only an end to everything. And yet they go on, in search of the ancient weapons that worked against the Roil once, and must work again.' (Publisher's blurb)
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