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For Love of Distant Shores
A Fantasy Novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Book 3 of the Tales of the Apt Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Adventure Fantasy,
- Expedition
This book is for you if you're into...
- Eccentric scientists clashing with stuffy academic rivals
- Expeditions uncovering ancient mysteries in unexplored fantasy lands
- Narratives told by a skeptical, not-always-loyal assistant
In a narrative reminiscent of Phileas Fogg meets Professor Challenger, For Love of Distant Shores features the exploits of scientist-cum-adventurer Doctor Ludweg Phinagler, as recorded by his (semi-)faithful assistant, Fosse.
A maverick academic, Phinagler is able to charm almost everyone he meets… except for his fellow academics at Collegium, with whom he is frequently at odds.
In part to escape the resultant animosity and scandal, and in part to satisfy his own thirst for knowledge, Phinagler mounts a series of expeditions to the far-flung corners of the world (regions which the author always knew were there but which the main narrative of the novels never allowed him to fully explore).
In the process, he confronts ancient mysteries and deadly dangers that the majority of kinden would scarcely believe exist.
Four thrilling adventures from Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky, three of which are original to this book and have never been told before.
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