The Vorrh

[Dave Monroe]

“A phosphorescent masterpiece. . . . Easily the current century’s
first landmark work of fantasy. . . . A brilliant and sustained piece
of invention which establishes a benchmark not just for imaginative
writing but for the human imagination in itself. . . . Read this book,
and marvel.” –Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta

“Brian Catling is simply a genius. His writing is so extraordinary it
hurts, it makes me realize how little imagination I have.” —Terry
Gilliam

“I am glad to have the book as a companion on my own dark quest.” —Tom Waits

http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248404/the-vorrh-by-b-catling/



On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:01 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks, dave for the heads up. sounds interesting
> rich
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The Vorrh
>> By BRIAN CATLING
>>
>> http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248404/the-vorrh-by-b-catling/
>>
>> The Vorrh by B Catling review – ‘one of the most original works of
>> visionary fiction since Mervyn Peake’
>>
>> A sentient forest older than mankind is the setting for an extraordinary
>> fantasy
>>
>> Michael Moorcock
>> Wednesday 20 May 2015 11.15 EDT
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> "By the time 'the Frenchman', evidently the neurasthenic Roussel,
>> arrives on the scene, followed a little later by the experimental
>> photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the book has acquired some of the
>> best qualities of a Pynchon novel. Indeed, Pynchon is Catling’s
>> nearest comparison. His themes are the many forms of psychic and
>> physical colonisation. Combining several different kinds of narrative,
>> as well as referencing many more, Catling borrows from popular and
>> marginal sources to tell a story which has all Peake’s remorseless
>> drive and remains in the mind the whole time one is away from it."
>>
>>
>> http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/20/the-vorrh-b-catling-review-michael-moorcock
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