The Family Trade
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The Family Trade

by Charles Stross

2004•Fantasy•316 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyscience fictionthrillerpoliticalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardyempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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A bold fantasy in the tradition of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, The Merchant Princes is a sweeping new series from the hottest new writer in science fiction!

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyScience fictionThrillerPoliticalFish out of water/culture clashRescue/escape/jeopardyEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Women journalistsMurder victims' familiesInheritance and succession

Details

Author
Charles Stross
Published
2004
Pages
316
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