Yes, Metronome takes place mostly in the dreaming world, and although I usually balk at stories that revolve around dreams-they often feel vague and insubstantial to me, for some reason-I was delighted that this story completely captured my imagination. But Manderlay is about to go on a grand adventure-in his dreams, of all places. This is a straight-up prose novel told in first person by one William Manderlay, an elderly gentleman living out his twilight years in a senior care facility. Metronome is quite different from Dark Star, but they are both just as wonderfully written and imagined. I realise that I have forgotten to breathe.Īnd Oliver Langmead has done it again! He wowed me a couple of years ago with his debut novel in verse Dark Star, so when I heard word of his latest, I immediately requested a review copy. The whole thing just hangs there, impossibly, in the sky. The ship has no sails, barely any hull beyond a few lengths of wood along its flanks, and between brass and copper lengths of girders, I can see endless cogs and cables, whirring and winding and ticking in gentle motion. It is a cataclysm of clockwork parts in synchronized motion arranged in the shape of a frigate. It looks as if someone has attempted to build a clock but did not know when to stop. The nitty-gritty: A magical and thrilling adventure into the world of dreams. Published by Unsung Stories on January 17 2017
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