The Journeyer
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The Journeyer

by Gary Jennings

1984•Adventure•821 pages

Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalfresh & originalheavyintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA serious, expansive adventure novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

“'I have not told the half of what I saw and did!'--Marco Polo. Venturing across worlds that few had ever seen, he knew pleasures that few would ever dare. Only now can the story be told....”

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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

AdventureHistoricalAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Polo, Marco, in fictionExplorersHistorical FictionAdventure

Details

Author
Gary Jennings
Published
1984
Pages
821
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