Historical Fantasy

[close] A book club for avid readers of all ages, with a widespread range of books in varying genres!!!

[close] The multiracial world of Xi'an is one of relative peace, thriving commerce and trade which is controlled by dragons who live far away from the races that they govern and protect. The world has been at peace for millennia, the cruel and vicious ways of war a faraway nightmare of the uncultured and uncivilized. On the eve of the new millennium a ravaged and fever-induced man stumbles into the capital ranting about imminent doom. In his delirious state, he tells the tale of an argument that has erupted between a golden and green dragon for reasons unknown. The argument escalates into a fierce battle, ending suddenly when the golden dragon is slain. Upon hearing this, the priest who was tending to the man's wounds drops the medicine he had been holding in a state of deathlike fear. If the tale is true, it meant one thing and one thing only: War was coming.

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[close] It has been an astonishing 20 YEARS since Susanna Clarke first published her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on 8th September 2004. To celebrate, we have planned a Readalong for old fans, those who have had it on their TBR pile for a while and haven't managed to get round to it, and for those who maybe haven't even heard of it yet. The Readalong will start off on 2nd September 2024, with discussions taking place on the official discord for the chapters being each week. We also have a group on StoryGraph and a tumblr account for those who would like to keep track in those places, which will be linked to closer to September. We have broken the book down into chunks of roughly 70 pages per week, in the hopes that this is a fairly gentle reading pace to fit into your lives, as the book is a bit of a beast, starting and ending on complete chapters to allow for differences between editions. You can find the details of the timings in the Readalong Information section.