Mordew
First edition
AuthorAlex Pheby
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGalley Beggar Press

Mordew is a 2020 fantasy novel by British author Alex Pheby.[1] It is the first novel in the City of the Weft trilogy.

Premise

Nathan Treeves, a resident of the city of Mordew, finds he has special powers which rival those of the master of the city.

Publication and composition

Mordew is the first novel of a planned trilogy.[2] The second instalment, Malarkoi, was published in September of 2022, and was positively received.[3][4][5] The planned third instalment is named Waterblack.[2] Galley Beggar Press will publish the remainder of the trilogy.

Reception

The novel has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[6][7] In a review for The Guardian, Adam Roberts referred to it as "[...] a darkly brilliant novel, extraordinary, absorbing and dream-haunting."[6]

The novel's style and content have garnered comparisons to the works of Charles Dickens,[7][8][9][10] as well as the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake.[7][8][11] Reviewers have likened its the works of Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Pratchett, and China Miéville.[12]

Writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Alexandra Marraccini praised the novel as a departure from other books of "[...] British import literary fantasy".[11]

The book was included on The Guardian's and Tor.com's lists of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2020.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Pheby, Alex (2020). Mordew. Norwich, UK. ISBN 978-1-913111-02-1. OCLC 1103986634.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 1 2 Comerford, Ruth (26 August 2020). "Galley Beggar buys second two volumes in Mordew trilogy". www.thebookseller.com. The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Pheby, Alex (2022). Malarkoi. Norwich. ISBN 978-1-913111-38-0. OCLC 1344286801.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "MALARKOI". Galley Beggar Press. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Ian Mond Reviews Malarkoi by Alex Pheby". Locus Online. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  6. 1 2 Roberts, Adam (20 August 2020). "Mordew by Alex Pheby review – an extravagant, unnerving fantasy". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Hewitt, Sean (15 August 2020). "Mordew: a city of compelling characters and dark adventures". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 Deerin, Chris (10 September 2020). "Mordew, Alex Pheby: The Less Dead, Denise Mina". The Big Issue. The Big Issue. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Miller, Keith (30 October 2020). "Mordew by Alex Pheby book review | The TLS". TLS. Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Mond, Ian (25 August 2020). "Ian Mond Reviews Mordew by Alex Pheby". Locus Online. Locus Magazine. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. 1 2 Marraccini, Alexandra (19 September 2020). ""Mordew" and the New Leftist Imaginary". The Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Fortune, Ed (18 November 2020). "MORDEW". STARBURST Magazine. Starburst. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Roberts, Adam (28 November 2020). "Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ↑ 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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