Book
Ordinary monsters : a novel / J.M. Miro.
"A debut novel and the first in a new series, 'Ordinary Monsters' is a stunning work of historical fantasy. England, 1882. In Victorian London, two children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness - a man made of smoke. At an estate outside Edinburgh, other children with gifts - the Talents - have been gathered. There, the children will discover the truth about their abilities, and the nature of what is stalking them: that the worst monsters sometimes come bearing the sweetest gifts."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771000027
- Physical Description: 660 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: Hardcover edition.
- Publisher: [Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Children > Fiction. Threat (Psychology) > Fiction. Good and evil > Fiction. Monsters > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Great Britain > History > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Magic realist fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 14 of 15 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC MIR (Text) | 35130000070981 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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"Charles Dickens meets Joss Whedon in Miroâs otherworldly Netflix-binge-like novel." âWashington Post
MOST ANTICIPATED SFF BOOK of 2022 by Tor, The Nerd Daily, BookBub, Philadelphia Inquirer, Goodreads, CrimeReads, Buzzfeed, Professional Book Nerds, and more! BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2022 by SheReads, Book Riot, Goodreads, Gizmodo, Daily Beast, Paste Magazine, and more!
In this stunning historical fantasy, journey to the Victorian era, as children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness in a battle of good vs. evil...
Charlie Ovid, despite surviving a brutal childhood in Mississippi, doesn't have a scar on him. His body heals itself, whether he wants it to or not. Marlowe, a foundling from a railway freight car, shines with a strange bluish light. He can melt or mend flesh. When Alice Quicke, a jaded detective with her own troubled past, is recruited to escort them to safety, all three begin a journey into the nature of difference and belonging, and the shadowy edges of the monstrous.
What follows is a story of wonder and betrayal, from the gaslit streets of London, and the wooden theaters of Meiji-era Tokyo, to an eerie estate outside Edinburgh where other children with giftsâlike Komako, a witch-child and twister of dust, and Ribs, a girl who cloaks herself in invisibilityâare forced to combat the forces that threaten their safety. There, the world of the dead and the world of the living threaten to collide. With this new found family, Komako, Marlowe, Charlie, Ribs, and the rest of the Talents discover the truth about their abilities. And as secrets within the Institute unfurl, a new question arises: What truly defines a monster?
Riveting in its scope, exquisitely written, Ordinary Monsters presents a catastrophic vision of the Victorian worldâand of the gifted, broken children who must save it.
