The Modern World
core novel 2007 The Fourlands
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (481 ratings, collected 2026-11-03) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575070073 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Jant, the only person in the Fourlands who can fly, has joined the immortal Emperor's Circle at Slake Cross, where the Circle plans to retake territory lost to the Insects. Then Cyan, the daughter of his friend Lightning, goes missing in the city of Hacilith, a place of new ideas and old crime. Jant sets out to find her, moving between the front line and the city streets while his drug habit pulls at him. As he searches, he begins to uncover a larger danger that reaches beyond one missing girl and that threatens the Circle itself.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Fourlands
- Series: The Fourlands core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Steph Swainston
Notes
- Published in the United States as Dangerous Offspring.
- From the series record (The Fourlands): Five novels narrated by Jant Shira, winged Messenger of the Emperor's immortal Circle, during the war against the Insects.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Fourlands: position 3 of 5: previous No Present Like Time (2005) · next Above the Snowline (2010)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Steph Swainston
- Author site
- Wikipedia: The Modern World (Gollancz, ISBN 978-0-575-07007-3)
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