'A benchmark not just for imaginative writing but for the human imagination in itself... Read this book, and marvel .' Alan Moore ' A work of genius .' Iain Sinclair 'Brian Catling is simply a genius . His writing is so extraordinary it hurts.' Terry Gilliam In the tradition of China Mieville, Michael Moorcock and Alasdair Gray, B. Catling's The Vorrh is literary dark fantasy which wilfully ignores boundaries , crossing over into surrealism , magic-realism , horror and steampunk . In B. Catling's twisting, poetic narrative, Bakelite robots lie broken - their hard shells cracked by human desire - and an inquisitive Cyclops waits for his keeper and guardian, growing in all directions. Beyond the colonial city of Essenwald lies the Vorrh, the forest which sucks souls and wipes minds. There, a writer heads out on a giddy mission to experience otherness, fallen angels observe humanity from afar, and two hunters - one carrying a bow carved from his lover, the other a charmed Lee-Enfield rifle - fight to the end. Thousands of miles away, famed photographer Eadweard Muybridge attempts to capture the ultimate truth, as rifle heiress Sarah Winchester erects a house to protect her from the spirits of her gun's victims.s.

When even the warts of a novel are winning, it's hard to misunderstand that you have something special on your hands, and The Vorrh is absolutely that. Equal parts dark fantasy and surrealist dream, it is inescapably dense, and unrelentingly intense. Shelve it shoulder to shoulder with 2012s other most notable novels, be they of the genre or not, then consider carefully which stands lacking in comparison.

Vorwort
Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of the Vorrh.

Autorentext
*Brian Catling was born in London in 1948. He is a former Professor of Fine Art at the Ruskin School, Oxford, and is an acclaimed performance artist and sculptor. His Vorrh trilogy is followed this year by Earwig*, which is being filmed by Lucile Hadihalilovic.

Klappentext

A literary dark fantasy which blends surrealism, magic realism, horror and steampunk. With appeal to fans of China Mieville, Michael Moorcock and Alasdair Gray. Includes an introduction by Alan Moore. 'A work of genius.' Iain Sinclair

Zusammenfassung
Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of the Vorrh.