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Advance Praise for Joe Golem and the Drowning City
“Joe Golem and the Drowning City is that most marvelous kind of book—wholly original and yet completely accessible. Set in a unique world full of vivid and moving characters, it is gritty, mysterious, moving, and surprising. A brilliant combination of steampunk, fantasy, mystery, and adventure.”
—David Liss, author of The Twelfth Enchantment
“A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike, and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn’t let go.”
—Tad Williams
“Joe Golem and the Drowning City is a warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime.”
—Cherie Priest
“Mignola’s affectionate, Kirby-esque portraits compliment Golden’s imaginative, YA-friendly prose.” - Kirkus
“The steampunk supernatural world the authors have created is unique and inventive…. Recommended for fans of Hellboy, dystopian novels, and those who like a little horror with their action stories.” - Library Journal
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In 1925, earthquakes and a rising sea level left Lower Manhattan submerged under more than thirty feet of water, so that its residents began to call it the Drowning City. Those unwilling to abandon their homes created a new life on streets turned to canals and in buildings whose first three stories were underwater. Fifty years have passed since then, and the Drowning City is full of scavengers and water rats, poor people trying to eke out an existence, and those too proud or stubborn to be defeated by circumstance.
Among them are fourteen-year-old Molly McHugh and her friend and employer, Felix Orlov. Once upon a time Orlov the Conjuror was a celebrated stage magician, but now he is an old man, a psychic medium, contacting the spirits of the departed for the grieving loved ones left behind. When a seance goes horribly wrong, Felix Orlov is abducted by strange men wearing gas masks and rubber suits, and Molly soon finds herself on the run.
Her flight will lead her into the company of a mysterious man, and his stalwart sidekick, Joe Golem, whose own past is a mystery to him, but who walks his own dreams as a man of stone and clay, brought to life for the sole purpose of hunting witches.
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WRITTEN BY: Christopher Golden and illustrated by Mike Mignola
PUBLISHED: March, 2012
Great, fun book. A wild, imaginative adventure in an alternative sinking New York, amongst a cast of strange specters, magic rites, and steampunk. Imagine the grittiest visions of Batman's Gotham City being submerged and taken over by H.P. Lovecraft - that's a visual to the world that Christopher Golden has created. The book was rich in story that twisted like a wicked serpent and seduces you with its beautiful smile. Mignola's artwork, though infrequent, is characteristic of his deconstructed style that tells a vignette through a simple image.
Five out of Five stars
If you are expecting a comic book form, then it is your mistake for confusing illustrated novel with graphic novel. They are not the same thing.
With that said, this book is very good. It is full of the mystery that Mignola is known for, as well as a well written story that we've come to expect from Golden. This isn't their first novel together, but it is arguably their best so far. Characters are well developed and you will care about them. There is a lot of action and suspense that will keep you turning pages in anticipation for what comes next. The pacing is just right, and the overall plot will keep you guessing.
If you enjoy reading Hellboy novels, then you will enjoy this book.
The only downside is that it ends a bit too soon, and I wish it would have lasted longer...it was that good.
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