Book Review: Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
on Sheila Ash (India), 29/Aug/2023 11:06, 34 days ago
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Babel: An Arcane HistorybyR.F. KuangMy rating:4 of 5 starsThe author has created a world that is immediately recognizably set in history yet is has a fantastical thread running through it. It feels a bit like a modern day Harry Potter meets His Dark Materials with its Institute of Translators in Oxford, its magical multilingual runes written on silver to power a steampunk world, all overlaid with imperial colonialism, systemic racism and exploitation overtones of the East India Company's ruthless commerce. An author to watch and read more of.View all my reviewsashramblings
