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Ink: The Book of All Hours

Hal Duncan
 
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With his stunning debut novel, Vellum, Hal Duncan shattered the boundaries between genres. Fantasy, or science fiction, Vellum shocked with the boldness of its ideas, seduced with the sensual beauty of its prose, and astonished with its imaginative sweep. Now Duncan returns with another epic tour de force that surpasses all expectations.

INK: The Book of All Hours

Once, in the depths of prehistory, they were human. But in a moment of brutal transfiguration, they became unkin, beings who... (show more)

With his stunning debut novel, Vellum, Hal Duncan shattered the boundaries between genres. Fantasy, or science fiction, Vellum shocked with the boldness of its ideas, seduced with the sensual beauty of its prose, and astonished with its imaginative sweep. Now Duncan returns with another epic tour de force that surpasses all expectations.

INK: The Book of All Hours

Once, in the depths of prehistory, they were human. But in a moment of brutal transfiguration, they became unkin, beings who possessed the power to alter reality by accessing the Vellum: a realm of eternity containing every possibility, every paradox, every heaven . . . and every hell. The Vellum became a battleground where forces of order and chaos fought across time and space. The ultimate weapon in that bloody war spanning through history and myth, dreams and memory, was The Book of All Hours, a legendary tome within which the blueprint for all reality is inscribed, a volume long lost amid the infinite folds of the Vellum.

Until, in 2017, it was found by Reynard Carter, a young man with the blood of unkin in his veins.

Until Phreedom Messenger and her brother, Thomas, were swept up in an archetypal dance of death and rebirth.

Until a hermit named Seamus Finnan found the courage to re-forge his broken soul, and a self-proclaimed angel called Metatron unleashed a plague of AI bitmites.

Now, in the aftermath of the apocalypse, several survivors search desperately for the remnants of themselves scattered across the Vellum like torn pages, determined to use the blood of the unkin to rewrite The Book of All Hours, and to forge a new destiny for themselves and all humanity. Reality will never be the same. (show less)

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It's difficult to know what to say about Hal Duncan's duology of Vellum and Ink. Neither book is the easiest to read - the complex, layered narrat... (show more)

It's difficult to know what to say about Hal Duncan's duology of Vellum and Ink. Neither book is the easiest to read - the complex, layered narratives are not properly explained until the second book. The multiplicity of characters can be confusing, and, let's face it, neither book is a page-turner that will have you gripped right until the end.

Setting all those criticisms aside, these are fascinating books that break genre and literary boundaries. The motif of the universality of myth is one that writers often explore, but rarely with the scholarly knowledge of a writer like Duncan, or his daring. Weaving together history and myth in a coherent manner, while adding a twist of contemporary flair, is a significant achievement.

The prose is beautiful, and there are many places where one cannot help but pause to reflect on an insight. These two books will make you think. Definitely worth persisting with. The trick is not to try to read it too closely. Let the prose wash over you and leave a sense of the overall story. (show less)

 
Caroline Mersey
 
by Caroline Mersey
No, it's a flop!

After ploughing through book 1 (Vellum), I had a lot of high hopes for this one. It just did not deliver. Although it was easier to read, the conte... (show more)

After ploughing through book 1 (Vellum), I had a lot of high hopes for this one. It just did not deliver. Although it was easier to read, the content was just not very entertaining (show less)

 
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  • Anthony Sweeney

    A little strange like the first book in the series Vellum but superb writing skills.

    The description of place in Glasgow is so unreal, knew where he was talking about exactly through out the best being the description in Vellum of the area outside the Hub at the University. Didn't evenknow at that stage he was refering to Glasgow but the description alone gave it away.

    Recommended if you want a piece of science fiction, time jumping, realm jumping and mind twisting action. Thrown togeth... (show more)

    A little strange like the first book in the series Vellum but superb writing skills.

    The description of place in Glasgow is so unreal, knew where he was talking about exactly through out the best being the description in Vellum of the area outside the Hub at the University. Didn't evenknow at that stage he was refering to Glasgow but the description alone gave it away.

    Recommended if you want a piece of science fiction, time jumping, realm jumping and mind twisting action. Thrown together with angels and demons from classical tales. (show less)

     
    by Anthony Sweeney on Jun 01, 2008 at 03:04PM

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  • Sarianna Silvonen

    A great book set in a complex and imaginative world (or worlds). The language was beautiful, I almost felt like reading parts out loud to hear the rhythm and rhyme of the well-chosen words. Following the characters' various shifts of personality and form in different worlds and timelines was a bit confusing, but this book was definitely worth reading. I'm looking forward to whatever Hal Duncan comes up with next!"

     
     
    by Sarianna Silvonen on Apr 01, 2008 at 10:32AM

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