Imajica
That dimension is one of five in the great system called Imajica. They are worlds that are utterly unlike our own, but are ruled, peopled, and haunted by species whose lives are intricately connected with ours. As Gentle, Judith, and Pie 'oh' pah travel the Imajica, they uncover a trail of crimes and intimate betrayals, leading them to a revelation so startling that it changes reality forever.
So I have read something else of Clive Barker's. Good to know. Umm, this book is really goddamn weird. I've read and watched some odd things, but this is reaaaaally out there. I normally like original things... not so sure here. I remember talking to another person about weird books and they told me about a book where the main character had a bug head, a wasp I want to say, and I remember thinking 'That sounds really stupid.' and I think I feel the same way with most of Imajica.It's true, the
Transferring review into the audio edition. Mostly because Simon Vance is the only reason I didn't quit :)This is somewhat frustrating because this book is actually a decent story. The problem is, it's much too long. It either needed to be drastically shortened or it needed more conflict throughout. It was told in a very smooth and steady style that I believe would work very well for someone who wants to relax and get lost in a book for a very long while. This is not me.I wouldn't say that it's
I dont think I would change a word of this story. It was perfect, incredibly entertaining and Im sad its over. Its now my favorite Clive Barker book and one of my favorite books overall.While I enjoyed Hellraiser and do intend to read the Books of Blood, I think Clive Barker's move from horror to fantasy resulted in some of the most original stories ever written. Though Ive mentioned this in other Barker reviews, I just want to stress how much I love his style of writing. Its just so elegant and
The world is not quite what we always thought it was. But this is a Clive Barker book, so that goes without saying.The Imajica is the whole of creation, the true world, four-fifths of which we've never seen. Earth, the Fifth Dominion, has long been separate from the other four. How it got split away, held back from the other Reconciled Dominions by the horrible netherworld of the In Ovo, no one knows. But throughout history there have been Maestros, men of great and terrible power, who have
If you've read his Books of Blood, the Damnation Game, the Great and Secret Show, and Weaveworld but haven't gotten around to Imajica yet, turn off your computer right now and get out there and get it. This is Clive Barker's masterpiece. Earth is part of a dominion of five other worlds, and the only one unaware of the others. This novel is about the reuniting of Earth to the other four worlds. Again, this is horrific, beautiful, mind-expanding.An incredible feat of the imagination...this is one
Though one of my all time favorite books, when I set out a little over a month ago to re-read Clive Barkers Imajica, for the eight or ninth time in the fifteen years Ive owned my now slightly battered hardcover edition, I didnt know if Id include a write up about it in my blog. Its not only difficult for me to sum this book up in a few words, it is a very lengthy volume at 824 pages, but it is extremely difficult to do so without giving way too much. Almost literally every aspect of the
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Original Title: | Imajica |
ISBN: | 0061053716 (ISBN13: 9780061053719) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Pie 'Oh' Pah, John Furie Zacharias, Judith Estabrook, Quaisoir, Sartori, Hapexamendios, Clara Leash, Dowd, Huzzah, Charles Estabrook, Oscar Godolphin, Celestine, Tishalullé, Jokalaylau, Uma Umagammagi, Tick Raw, Concupiscentia |
Literary Awards: | Prix Julia Verlanger (1997) |
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Imajica is an epic beyond compare: vast in conception, obsessively detailed in execution, and apocalyptic in its resolution. At its heart lies the sensualist and master art forger, Gentle, whose life unravels when he encounters Judith Odell, whose power to influence the destinies of men is vaster than she knows, and Pie 'oh' pah, an alien assassin who comes from a hidden dimension.That dimension is one of five in the great system called Imajica. They are worlds that are utterly unlike our own, but are ruled, peopled, and haunted by species whose lives are intricately connected with ours. As Gentle, Judith, and Pie 'oh' pah travel the Imajica, they uncover a trail of crimes and intimate betrayals, leading them to a revelation so startling that it changes reality forever.
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Title | : | Imajica |
Author | : | Clive Barker |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 823 pages |
Published | : | August 1st 1997 by Eos (first published October 1991) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Horror. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 20087 Users | 840 ReviewsJudgment About Books Imajica
I feel like this book kind of ruined my life, in that I know that nothing I ever read from here on out will ever be as good. Like an addict's first hit of their poison of choice, nothing will ever be this good again. That makes me sad, but knowing that now, I'd still read it. It was just. Wow. Thank you so much for ruining my life forever, Clive Barker, you're actually the best.I've been recommending it to everybody I encounter, from friends to strangers in my literature classes, but I can'tSo I have read something else of Clive Barker's. Good to know. Umm, this book is really goddamn weird. I've read and watched some odd things, but this is reaaaaally out there. I normally like original things... not so sure here. I remember talking to another person about weird books and they told me about a book where the main character had a bug head, a wasp I want to say, and I remember thinking 'That sounds really stupid.' and I think I feel the same way with most of Imajica.It's true, the
Transferring review into the audio edition. Mostly because Simon Vance is the only reason I didn't quit :)This is somewhat frustrating because this book is actually a decent story. The problem is, it's much too long. It either needed to be drastically shortened or it needed more conflict throughout. It was told in a very smooth and steady style that I believe would work very well for someone who wants to relax and get lost in a book for a very long while. This is not me.I wouldn't say that it's
I dont think I would change a word of this story. It was perfect, incredibly entertaining and Im sad its over. Its now my favorite Clive Barker book and one of my favorite books overall.While I enjoyed Hellraiser and do intend to read the Books of Blood, I think Clive Barker's move from horror to fantasy resulted in some of the most original stories ever written. Though Ive mentioned this in other Barker reviews, I just want to stress how much I love his style of writing. Its just so elegant and
The world is not quite what we always thought it was. But this is a Clive Barker book, so that goes without saying.The Imajica is the whole of creation, the true world, four-fifths of which we've never seen. Earth, the Fifth Dominion, has long been separate from the other four. How it got split away, held back from the other Reconciled Dominions by the horrible netherworld of the In Ovo, no one knows. But throughout history there have been Maestros, men of great and terrible power, who have
If you've read his Books of Blood, the Damnation Game, the Great and Secret Show, and Weaveworld but haven't gotten around to Imajica yet, turn off your computer right now and get out there and get it. This is Clive Barker's masterpiece. Earth is part of a dominion of five other worlds, and the only one unaware of the others. This novel is about the reuniting of Earth to the other four worlds. Again, this is horrific, beautiful, mind-expanding.An incredible feat of the imagination...this is one
Though one of my all time favorite books, when I set out a little over a month ago to re-read Clive Barkers Imajica, for the eight or ninth time in the fifteen years Ive owned my now slightly battered hardcover edition, I didnt know if Id include a write up about it in my blog. Its not only difficult for me to sum this book up in a few words, it is a very lengthy volume at 824 pages, but it is extremely difficult to do so without giving way too much. Almost literally every aspect of the
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