Lud-in-the-mist
by Hope Mirrlees
Taste attributes: fantasymyth/fairytalecomedyfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossysocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Lud was a prosperous, bustling little country port, situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Dapple and the Dawl. But the Dapple had its roots in the land of Faerie, beyond the Elfin Marches and the Debatable lands to the West, which was a great trial to Lud, a town that had long ago rejected any such fanciful nonsense as "fairies" and "elves" and the like.
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- Author
- Hope Mirrlees
- Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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