{"product_id":"the-cloven-9781473636415","title":"The Cloven","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLose yourself again in the heady, mythical expanse of the Vorrh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for The Vorrh Trilogy * : *\u003cbr\u003eIn Brian Catling's \u003cb\u003ephosphorescent masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Vorrh\u003c\/i\u003e we have one of the \u003cb\u003emost original and stunning\u003c\/b\u003eworks of fantasy that has ever been my privilege to read, \u003cb\u003ea brilliant and sustained\u003c\/b\u003e piece of invention which establishes \u003cb\u003ea benchmark not just for imaginative writing but for the human imagination in itself\u003c\/b\u003e. After investigating other worlds of fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Vorrh \u003c\/i\u003eis like a first experience of the ocean. \u003cb\u003eRead this book, and marvel\u003c\/b\u003e. * Alan Moore *\u003cbr\u003eBrian Catling is\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esimply a genius\u003c\/b\u003e. His writing is \u003cb\u003eso extraordinary it hurts\u003c\/b\u003e, it makes me realize how little imagination I have. * Terry Gilliam *\u003cbr\u003eI really loved Brian Catling's \u003ci\u003eThe Vorrh\u003c\/i\u003e. It's \u003cb\u003ea hot storm of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e bursting with \u003cb\u003eart and history, sex and nature\u003c\/b\u003e. A visionary fantasy epic that is \u003cb\u003eincredibly fun to read\u003c\/b\u003e. Wildly different, but no less remarkable. * Max Porter *\u003cbr\u003eThere are not many books that \u003cb\u003erearrange the molecules of your being\u003c\/b\u003e, turning your eyes inside out. \u003ci\u003eThe Vorrh,\u003c\/i\u003e this saturnine post-traumatic testament, is one of them. \u003cb\u003eA work of genius\u003c\/b\u003e. * Iain Sinclair *\u003cbr\u003eThe English language has given birth to some great works of unbounded vision and imagination, and here is another one... It's a very \u003cb\u003esophisticated\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esubtle\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of the decadent, primitive and the mythical. Many books are said to be \u003cb\u003elike nothing else\u003c\/b\u003e, and aren't, but Brian Catling's really is. * Philip Pullman *\u003cbr\u003eAlthough comparisons to Michael Moorcock and Mervyn Peake will inevitably be drawn, \u003ci\u003eThe Vorrh\u003c\/i\u003e offers something more...It reminded me of Odilon Redon: a \u003cb\u003ecombination of the luminous, the luxurious, monstrous flora and dark wit\u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eWhen they \u003cb\u003ewrite the history of 21st century literature\u003c\/b\u003e, I am sure that \u003cb\u003ethis series of books will be more than prominent.\u003c\/b\u003e * Scotland on Sunday *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885774025047,"sku":"9781473636415","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473636415.jpg?v=1722537651","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cloven-9781473636415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}