The Physiognomy
core novel 1997 The Well-Built City
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.75 (1,087 ratings, collected 2026-08-18) |
| Page count | 256 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380793310 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Well-Built City
- Series: The Well-Built City Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jeffrey Ford
Awards (verified)
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 1998: won
Notes
- From the series record (The Well-Built City Trilogy): A continuous surreal dystopian-fantasy trilogy following the Physiognomist Cley.
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 Well-Built City Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Memoranda (1999)
Sources
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