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ThesecondbookintheSkyscraperThroneTrilogy

THEGLASSREPUBLIC
ByTomPollock
(10/4/16)

"Gorgeouslywrittenandbrimmingwithbizarreurbancreatures,thisdarklyimaginedand
sometimespainfultaleshoulddelightfansofNeilGaiman,ChinaMiville,
andHollyBlack."
PublishersWeekly,starredreviewonTheCitysSon

"Henailsthatspotbetweenutterlynormalandbloodcurdlinglyweird
perfectly.
JohnCourtenay,authoroftheAssassininovels
"Beautifullywritten,wildlyimaginative,andsurprisinglyemotional,The
GlassRepubliccontinuesanexcitingnewphaseinurbanfantasythats
beingpoweredbyoneauthoralone.
FantasyBookReview

"Itseasytoseewhythisauthorisoneofspeculativefictionsmost
promisingnewvoices.TheGlassRepublicisnotyourgardenvarietyurban
fantasyanunfetteredsuccess.
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PenKhanisburdenedbyalifeofsecrets,thebiggestofwhichiswrittenacrossherface.Followingadevastatingly
closeencounterwithalivingcoilofbarbedwirecalledtheWireMistressthatalmostkilledherandherbestfriend
Beth,Pen'sfaceisstrangelydisfiguredbydozensofcrisscrossingscars,makingheranoutcastamongherpeers.The
onlypersonwhounderstandsherandthetraumashe'sexperiencedishermirrorsister,Parva,atwinconfinedtothe

MACLEHOSE PRESS

Jo Fletcher BOOKS

worldofLondonUnderGlass.
FollowingParva'sabduction,PenstrikesaterriblebargainwiththeunforgivingChemicalSynodinexchangeforthe
meanstotrackherdown,andsheventuresintotheunknown.InLondonUnderGlass,appearanceiseverything,and
Pen'speculiarscarsmakeheravaluableally.Butsomeinthereflectedcityaredoingeverythingtheycantoprevent
Penfromlearningthetruthaboutthedisappearanceofagirlwhosharesherface.
||ISBN:9781681443485|Price:$12.99/$15.99(US/Can)|Format:paperback,ebook||
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR: TomPollock isagraduateoftheSussexUniversityCreativeWritingProgramme.In
2013, TheGuardian namedhimoneofthetwentybestyoungnovelistsinsciencefiction.Helivesandwritesin
London.
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER: QUERCUS publishes under the imprints Quercus, MacLehose Press, Quercus
ChildrensBooks,JoFletcherBooks,andHeronBooks.Wepublisharangeofhighqualitycommercial,literary,and
translatedfiction,aswellasnonfiction,sciencefiction,fantasy,horror,youngadult,andjuveniletitles.Quercusisa
Hachettecompany.
W:http://www.quercus.com
F:http://www.facebook.com/quercuspublishing
T:@QuercusUSA

ABOUTTHEIMPRINT: JOFLETCHERBOOKSisaspecialistsciencefiction,fantasyandhorror
imprint,butasJosownpersonaltastesinfictionhavealwaysbeensowonderfullyeclectic,andasthe
fieldofimaginativeliteratureissoincrediblywide,JoFletcherBooksisgoingtobeasbroadachurchas
possible,hopefullypublishingsomethingforeveryone.
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SanFranciscoBookReviewonTheCitysSon
"TomPollockhastakenaparticularlyinventiveslice[ofLondon]andbroughtittolife."
BritishFantasySocietyonTheCity'sSon
"Ican'trememberthelasttimeIenjoyedabookasmuch.FansofNeilGaiman'sNeverwherewilldefinitelyfind
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and,mostimportant,depthofpersonalityandemotion."
AdventuresWithWords
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Fantastyfiction.com
"Theworldbuildingandimaginationarefirstclass."
BirminghamSFGroup
"Vivid,inventiveandtrulyweird."
TheDailyMail
"UrbanfantasythatshowstherearestillnewchangeslefttoberungonthemagicalLondontrope."

LibraryJournal
"Gritty,dynamic,andbeautifulIcan'twaitformore."
TessaGratton,authorofBloodMagic