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Aurorarama
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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A seductive and shockingly inventive literary thriller that entwines suspense, history, the supernatural, adventure, steampunk, and a wicked sense of adventure into an intoxicating new genre. EPISODE ONE IN AN ASTONISHING NEW SERIES New Venice--the pearl of the Arctic--is a place of ice palaces and pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate sled-gondolas and elegant Victorian garb, of long nights and short days and endless vistas of crystalline ice. But as the city prepares for spring, it feels more like qarrtsiluni-- the time when something is about to explode in the dark. Local poletics are wracked by tensions between the citys security forces--the Subtle Army--and the Eskimos who were there first; by suffragette riots led by an underground music star; and by drug round-ups led by the ruthless secret police force known as the Gentlemen of the Night. Meanwhile, a mysterious and ominous black airship hovers over the city like a supernatural threat--is New Venice about to come under assault, or is it another government ploy? At the root of it all is an anonymous pamphlet calling for revolt, which the Gentlemen suspect was written by one of the citys most prominent figures, Brentford Orsini. But as they tighten the net around him, Orsini receives a message from a long-lost love that compels him to radical action.
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5feet.of.fury
5feet.of.fury
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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I put my book down to go look at the sky. Did not disappoint.

Eggs Oh my word!!!! Incredible 1mo
5feet.of.fury @Eggs I was so excited! I‘ve never got to see aurora borealis before! I‘m in Massachusetts so not THAT far north & in an area with a lot of light pollution so we don‘t usually get anything. 💖🌌 1mo
Deblovestoread Incredible! 1mo
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LiteraryinPA Whoa, I‘ve never seen a sky like that! 1mo
Eggs @5feet.of.fury So beautiful ❣️ I‘ve seen the auroras in northern Minnesota and they were great 👍🏼 but nothing as stunning as your image! 1mo
KathyWheeler This is just lovely! 1mo
kezzlou85 We were lucky enough to see it here too in England. It was so beautiful. 1mo
dabbe Wowza!!! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Roary47 Wow! 4w
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catiewithac
catiewithac
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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Open day! Here‘s the reveal of my #scififantasyswap box from @MaleficentBookDragon 📦 I really appreciate the homemade bookslip, and I‘m excited to try the coffee and chocolate from Fuddy Duddy‘s! ☕️ 🍫 Aurorarama has been on my TBR list for a long time; it will be good to make its acquaintance. The extra book was a nice surprise, too! I 💗 the Kurt Vonnegut buttons!! Thank you! ☮️ Thank you @Avanders for another fun swap! 📚 #SFFS

MaleficentBookDragon I'm so glad you like everything. 6y
monalyisha Love it! 6y
madamereadsalot1 @MaleficentBookDragon where did the buttons come from!?! I need those in my life. 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon @madamereadsalot1 I found them on Amazon. 6y
madamereadsalot1 @MaleficentBookDragon thanks!! 6y
Avanders Oooh 🧬🦄♥️♥️👏🏽 6y
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tournevis
tournevis
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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The retro-scifi short flick Aurora is finally out. I kickstarted it and it's cute. Happily, the first time-hopping Nazi gets killed by the space monster, as well he should. There is also an unfortunate twist ending though, especially considering who is the current US president.

Unrelated to the tagged book.

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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A tie for my #FavoriteTitle #Riotgrams

Linsy Slow Chocolate Autopsy! 😂 6y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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I've posted this before. I'll post it again. My favorite quote. If I ever get a tattoo, it will be the first sentence of this.

#aQuoteaDay

Jabberwocky Is the book as profound as this quote?! 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Oh @Jaberwocky let me tell you about this odd little icepunk novel set in the sparkling city of New Venice, just below the North Pole, in 1908. Brentford Orsini and his pal Gabriel D'Allier navigate a frozen world of music, drugs, airships, women's suffrage and "poletics". All this and the mythical Polar kangaroo... 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @Jaberwocky Check out the gorgeous cover too. 8y
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Jabberwocky @TobeyTheScavengerMonk so I just ordered this from my library. 😅 I'll keep you posted 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @Jaberwocky Please do. It's slow going, not much in the way of propulsive plot, but it's one of those books where the language is so great you just enjoy the ride. 8y
Suet624 Lovely first sentence! 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @vivastory 7y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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This is what notorious bibliophile and libertine Gabriel D'allier is thinking to himself as he looks upon the glittering lights of the Arctic city of New Venice and slowly freezes to death (or begins to, before the polar kangaroo shows up) in Jean-Christophe Valtat's weird wild icepunk novel, Aurorarama. It is my #favoritequote for #riotgrams

If I ever get a tattoo it will be the first sentence of this.

Hobbinol I enjoyed this book. I purchased but have not yet read the second volume. 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @Hobbinol Not to spoil, but I thought the sequel didn't hang together nearly as well as the first, story-wise. It is extremely quotable though (I put several quotes on Litsy). 8y
Hobbinol Thanks❗I'll look for them😊 8y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
TobeyTheScavengerMonk
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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I have no #bookishtattoos for #riotgrams but I've always said that if I ever got one it would be this quote about Gabriel D'Allier as he stares at the Arctic city of New Venice in Jean-Christophe Valtat's weird wild icepunk novel Aurorarama. Also the quote I am most likely to doodle on my agendas during workshops and faculty meetings.

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Hobbinol
Hobbinol
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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Enough inventions to uphold your wonder, and enough atmosphere for you to forget where you are. These #steampunk novels are set somewhere in a wintry frozen climate called New Venice. I've enjoyed Aurorarama, but have not traveled into Luminous Chaos yet. These French novels are just right for this time of year.

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CherylDeFranceschi
CherylDeFranceschi
Aurorarama: A Novel | Jean-Christophe Valtat
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A city made of ice-palaces, with endless expanses of crystalline ice. Oh, a sentient ice burg, too! Brrrr! A lovely adventure in the manner of A Winter's Tale. #chillyreads #photoadaynov16

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Ericmanciniwriter Looking at the title makes me dizzy 😵 8y
ReadingOver50 Sounds really interesting 😄 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @ReadingOver50 It was a lot of fun. Interesting world, gorgeous writing. But- it is the first book (and a big book) in a series. 8y
Hobbinol I really enjoyed this book and purchased the second volume, but I haven't read it yet. 8y
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