Theatre of the Gods
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
This is the story of M. Francisco Fabrigas, explorer, philosopher, heretical physicist, who took a shipful of children on a frightening voyage to the next dimension, assisted by a teenaged Captain, a brave deaf boy, a cunning blind girl, and a sultry botanist, all the while pursued by the Pope of the universe and a well-dressed mesmerist.
Dark plots, demonic cults, murderous jungles, quantum mayhem, the birth of creation, the death of time, and a creature called the Sweety: all this and more waits beyond the veil of reality.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Brash, sly, and very enjoyable, this big novel plays with all the tropes of space opera and high fantasy that it can grab. In a far-future (or at least far different) universe where humans casually replace body parts with metal substitutes, inventor and explorer M. Francisco Fabrigas is noted for two things: his bushy beard and his wild claim to be able to travel between dimensions. What he most wants is rest, but the queen of the Holy Neon Empire sends Fabrigas off to explore other universes in "a rancid former pirate ship staffed by children and criminals and spies and captained by an angry teenager." He's unknowingly accompanied by two extremely dangerous stowaways: a tiny green girl known as the Vengeance, and a deaf boy who holds knowledge that could expose a monstrous plot. Naturally, the monstrous plotters will do anything to destroy Fabrigas and his companions. Also, of course, the explorers encounter ambushes, cannibal tribes, mutiny, palace intrigue in short, every variety of wonderment, all slathered on with chutzpah and strained through droll wit. This is a remarkable, cheerfully sustained performance.
Customer Reviews
Fit to burst with wit
I am so glad that I stuck with this book. One of the best adventures of all time, and with a very clear cast of characters who are all bright and independent enough to distinguish their roles amid the occasionally convoluted plot. To balance my praise, I felt there was one brief plot line which could easily be cut (involving a planet with plants that eat anything), but that token adventure was easily countered by the sheer genius on display through the rest of the adventure which had me desperately on-side with the lead characters and their cause. I can't wait for the sequel. Oh, and homunculus. You'll see what I mean.