Woot! Publishers Weekly review...
- Jun. 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Hell and Earth
Elizabeth Bear. Roc, $14 paper (432p) ISBN 978-0-451-46218-3
Completing the story of Will Shakespeare and Kit Marley (Christopher Marlowe) begun in 2008's Ink and Steel, Campbell-winner Bear proves again that she can fill a stage as well as any Elizabethan playwright, entwining tragedies of betrayal and blood-soaked revenge with country pastoral and domestic comedy. Will, released from Hell, returns to a mortal court where black magic threatens Queen Elizabeth, and his poetry becomes her bulwark. Kit, bound to a trapped angel, likewise works to discover who in Faerie caused the murder of Will's son, Hamnet. Navigating the tangled intrigues of backstabbing courtiers and malicious magicians, the poets strive to thwart a plot to reshape the world through the power of story. Released on the heels of Ink and Steel, this complex and character-driven tale is best read with the other Promethean Age novels close at hand, not least because it lacks the all-important dramatis personae. (Aug.)
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So will you autograph them for me if I bring them to Readercon?
I got the first one, quite an impressive cover, but will wait until i get both in hand before diving in.
You could send me some smart pills too. I think i will need them.
Seeing all of Marlowe's surviving works is going to be tougher...
Of course, after I matriculated high school in 1987, my F&SF reading kinda noze-dived.
Just finished Dust and thought it was great, especially the pacing toward the end. There's a real sense of momentum as the book rushes to its climax and ends with a literal "bang". And I loved Gavin.
Looking forward to Chill.
I have been looking forward to reading these for so very long that it almost seems unreal to know that I'll be able to hold and devour Ink & Steel next week.