‘Marks the appearance of a powerful new imagination in SF’ Guardian
In the gripping sequel to The City’s Son, Pen returns to London-Under-Glass when her mirror sister – and biggest secret – is abducted. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.
Pen’s life is all about secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters that live just beyond notice, the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly – and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflection in a school bathroom mirror and the only person who really understands her.
When Parva is abducted, Pen is forced to make a terrible bargain for the means to track her down, for in London-Under-Glass, looks are currency, and Pen’s scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. Kept company by the pretty and fierce steeplejill, Espel, Pen isn’t completely alone, but some in the reflected city will do anything to keep her from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face.
The Glass Republic is the gripping sequel to The City’s Son, and the second book of The Skyscraper Throne trilogy.
In the gripping sequel to The City’s Son, Pen returns to London-Under-Glass when her mirror sister – and biggest secret – is abducted. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.
Pen’s life is all about secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters that live just beyond notice, the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly – and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflection in a school bathroom mirror and the only person who really understands her.
When Parva is abducted, Pen is forced to make a terrible bargain for the means to track her down, for in London-Under-Glass, looks are currency, and Pen’s scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. Kept company by the pretty and fierce steeplejill, Espel, Pen isn’t completely alone, but some in the reflected city will do anything to keep her from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face.
The Glass Republic is the gripping sequel to The City’s Son, and the second book of The Skyscraper Throne trilogy.
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Reviews
A powerful new imagination in SF
Hugely inventive in his world-building . . . following in the tradition of authors like Neil Gaiman and China Miéville
One of speculative fiction's most promising new voices - it's such an unfettered success that the concluding volume of the Skyscraper Throne saga can't come soon enough
A impeccably dark parable, endlessly inventive and utterly compelling
Vivid, inventive - and truly weird
Gorgeously written and brimming with bizarre urban creatures, this darkly imagined and sometimes painful tale should delight fans of Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, and Holly Black
Pollock's immersive world is easy to get into and once there, you just don't want to leave . . . An excellent novel which reinvigorates urban fantasy as a genre
Manages to push the boundaries of imagination and innovation with every page. Beautifully written, wildly imaginative and surprisingly emotional, The Glass Republic continues an exciting new phase in urban fantasy that's being powered by one author alone
Five stars isn't enough ... This series has so far been a stellar example of what good YA, and good urban fantasy, should be
The Glass Republic is even better. Building successfully on the promise shown by its predecessor, it's just great from beginning to end
