Mordew

Mordew is a 2020 fantasy novel by British author Alex Pheby. The novel is the first in a planned trilogy.

Mordew
AuthorAlex Pheby
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGalley Beggar Press

Publication and composition

Pheby intends to write two sequels to the novel, forming a trilogy.[1] The titles of the next two novels are Malarkoi and Waterblack as of 2020.[1] Galley Beggar Press will also publish the sequels.

Reception

Critical reception

The novel received mostly positive feedback from critics.[2][3] In a review for The Guardian, Adam Roberts referred to it as "[...] a darkly brilliant novel, extraordinary, absorbing and dream-haunting."[2]

The novel's style and content have garnered comparisons to the works of Charles Dickens,[3][4][5][6] as well as the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake.[3][4][7] Reviewers have also compared its style to the works of Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Pratchett, and China Miéville.[8]

Writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Alexandra Marraccini praised the novel as a departure from other books of "[...] British import literary fantasy".[7]

Honors

The book was included on The Guardian's and Tor.com's lists of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2020.[9][10]

References
  1. Comerford, Ruth (26 August 2020). "Galley Beggar buys second two volumes in Mordew trilogy". www.thebookseller.com. The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. Roberts, Adam (20 August 2020). "Mordew by Alex Pheby review – an extravagant, unnerving fantasy". the Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. Hewitt, Sean (15 August 2020). "Mordew: a city of compelling characters and dark adventures". The Irish Times. The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. Deerin, Chris (10 September 2020). "Mordew, Alex Pheby: The Less Dead, Denise Mina". The Big Issue. The Big Issue. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. Miller, Keith (30 October 2020). "Mordew by Alex Pheby book review | The TLS". TLS. Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. Mond, Ian (25 August 2020). "Ian Mond Reviews Mordew by Alex Pheby". Locus Online. Locus Magazine. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. Marraccini, Alexandra (19 September 2020). ""Mordew" and the New Leftist Imaginary". The Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. Fortune, Ed (18 November 2020). "MORDEW". STARBURST Magazine. Starburst. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. Roberts, Adam (28 November 2020). "Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2020". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. Keeley, Matt (18 November 2020). "Tor.com Reviewers' Choice: The Best Books of 2020". Tor.com. Tor.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.


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