A genre-bending epic weaving six interconnected stories across time, exploring humanity's will to power.
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A genre-bending epic weaving six interconnected stories across time, exploring humanity's will to power.
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From David Mitchell, the Booker Prize nominee, award-winning writer and one of the featured authors in Granta’s “Best of Young British Novelists 2003” issue, comes his highly anticipated third novel, a work of mind-bending imagination and scope.A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; an ambitious journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing the mendicant and violent famil...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Moderate romantic themes with some implied sexual content; not explicit.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence including slavery, murder, and dystopian brutality; some graphic scenes.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language across various storylines.
Substance use
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Minor references to alcohol and drug use; not central.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief depiction of LGBTQ+ characters in one storyline; not central.
Religious content
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Minor religious themes in some narratives; not dominant.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Strong themes of power, oppression, and societal critique across timelines.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of suicidal ideation in one storyline; not graphic.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of slavery, exploitation, and systemic cruelty; emotionally intense.
Other
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