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Celestial: An alternative history set at the height of the space race
336 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2023
About the author
M.D. Lachlan
11 books158 followersAka Mark Barrowcliffe.
MD Lachlan is a pen name - created after Mark Barrowcliffe, author of works such as Girlfriend 44 and Lucky Dog, felt himself irresistibly drawn back to fantasy after writing his Dungeons and Dragons memoir The Elfish Gene.
The Wolfsangel series draws on Norse Mythology to tell the story of a werewolf trapped in the schemes of the Gods, doomed to be reborn endlessly.
Mark also writes fantasy under the name Mark Alder - his Banners of Blood series is set in an alternate 100 Years War where angels and devils stalk the earth!
Series:
* Craw Trilogy
MD Lachlan is a pen name - created after Mark Barrowcliffe, author of works such as Girlfriend 44 and Lucky Dog, felt himself irresistibly drawn back to fantasy after writing his Dungeons and Dragons memoir The Elfish Gene.
The Wolfsangel series draws on Norse Mythology to tell the story of a werewolf trapped in the schemes of the Gods, doomed to be reborn endlessly.
Mark also writes fantasy under the name Mark Alder - his Banners of Blood series is set in an alternate 100 Years War where angels and devils stalk the earth!
Series:
* Craw Trilogy
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July 17, 2026
A very strange psychedelic adventure I have no idea how to categorise. Was it Science Fiction? Kinda but it felt more like science fiction in the Dune way where the technology isn't the focal point it's more the alienness.
Though this book isn't about the alienness, it just has an alien quality. It made me think of Land of the Lustrous and the lumarians. I like a book that lands its final act, and this one does manage that. Reading it I did not realise it was an alternate history to the space race, but that makes sense in post. It's definitely an experience to read; I'd recommend it. I didn't realise it was such a niche book since I picked it up at the Library.
Though this book isn't about the alienness, it just has an alien quality. It made me think of Land of the Lustrous and the lumarians. I like a book that lands its final act, and this one does manage that. Reading it I did not realise it was an alternate history to the space race, but that makes sense in post. It's definitely an experience to read; I'd recommend it. I didn't realise it was such a niche book since I picked it up at the Library.
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