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THE SPLENDID CITY

▶ RELEASED OUT NOW! 261 pages | Paperback/ebook

▶ Author Karen Heuler

▶ Publisher Angry Robot

accelerates in the real world, is very timely: a story set in Liberty, a country formed after Texas secedes from the USA, where water is rationed and the shortages always blamed on someone else, while the President distracts the population with random giveaways and cheap nougats. Two newcomers – Eleanor, a white witch, and Stan, a talking cat, who live together in spite of clearly not getting on – try to understand how this place works.

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