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Second starred review (PW, Kirkus) for Robert Charles Wilson’s Julian Comstock

Poster Placeholder of - 34A SECOND starred trade review for Robert Charles Wilson’s Jilian Comstock! Already starred in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews offers a *starred review* in their May 15th, 2009 issue!

From Kirkus Reviews:

“Post-apocalyptic power struggle from Hugo Award winner Wilson…expertly handled prognostication with more than a touch of somber magnificence.”

And from PW:

“Hugo-winner Wilson (Axis) perpetrates a kind of skewed steampunk novel set in a postcollapse, imperial United States returned to 19th-century technology and mores…Written with the eloquence and elegance of a Victorian novel, this thoughtful tale combines complex characters, rousing military adventure and a beautifully realized, unnerving future.”
“Robert Charles Wilson is a hell of a storyteller.”
Stephen King

“Robert Charles Wilson is one of the best science-fiction writers alive.”
Rocky Mountain News

“Wilson does so many fine things, it’s hard to know where to begin to praise him.”
The Washington Post

Full text from Kirkus Reviews:

JULIAN COMSTOCK
A Story of 22nd-Century America

Author: Wilson, Robert Charles

Review Date: MAY 15, 2009
Publisher: Tor
Pages: 416
Price (hardback): $$25.95
Publication Date: 6/9/2009 0:00:00
ISBN: 978-0-7653-1971-5
ISBN (hardback): 978-0-7653-1971-5
Category: FICTION
Classification: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

A star is assigned to books of unusual merit, determined by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

Post-apocalyptic power struggle from Hugo Award winner Wilson (Axis, 2007, etc.).

A century from now, following a total collapse of the social order, the reborn American administration resides in New York City. The 60 states have reintroduced slavery, in the form of indentured labor; the Church of the Dominion in Colorado Springs exercises supreme religious power; technology is Victorian; in Labrador, the Army struggles to contain Dutch invaders. The hereditary President, Deklan Comstock, executed his brother Bryce for treason and sent Bryce’s son Julian for safekeeping to the town of Williams Ford in the province of Athabaska. Julian’s constant companion is narrator Adam Hazzard, a naive but educated commoner who, along with warrior-scholar Sam Godwin, attempts to smooth over Julian’s outspoken remarks, particularly on the taboo subjects of religion and politics. Still, only Julian’s aristocratic heritage keeps him out of trouble—until the army arrives, intent on conscripting all able-bodied males for the war effort. Julian, unwilling to trade on his name and eager to remain with his companions, calls himself Commongold. In the army, he continues to preach against the Dominion and for the works of the Secular Ancients, while winning renown for his bravery and receiving a battlefield commission. Sooner or later, though, he will be obliged to return to New York, where his identity can no longer be hidden from the president.

Expertly handled prognostication with more than a touch of somber magnificence.

Starred PW review for Robert Charles Wilson’s Julian Comstock

Image Place holder  of - 18Robert Charles Wilson’s Julian Comstock receives a Publishers Weekly starred review!

From PW:
“Hugo-winner Wilson (Axis) perpetrates a kind of skewed steampunk novel set in a postcollapse, imperial United States returned to 19th-century technology and mores…Written with the eloquence and elegance of a Victorian novel, this thoughtful tale combines complex characters, rousing military adventure and a beautifully realized, unnerving future.”

“Robert Charles Wilson is a hell of a storyteller.”
Stephen King

“Robert Charles Wilson is one of the best science-fiction writers alive.”
Rocky Mountain News

“Wilson does so many fine things, it’s hard to know where to begin to praise him.”
The Washington Post

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