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The Violent Century
Thomas Dunne: St. Martin's. Feb. 2015. 352p. ISBN 9781250064493. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466870628. SF
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World Fantasy Award winner Tidhar (Osama) presents a new masterpiece that could be compared to Marvel's X-Men. His protagonists, Fogg and Oblivion, are men with very special abilities (they can manipulate weather) who have worked for the British government since the 1930s and into the present day. The novel moves backward and forward through time, recounting how they came to possess these special powers and their role in the events of the 20th century. Initially the experimental prose style—dialog is written with no regard for grammar or punctuation—is a stumbling block, but the patient reader who can clear that hurdle will be rewarded with a tremendous, unforgettable read.
VERDICT This study in heroism, love, revenge, and violence will be in demand by lovers of complex, intelligent sf and alternative history. Anyone who enjoys stories of people with supernatural abilities will thrive reading Tidhar's world.
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