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The Dervish House
The Dervish House
Author: Ian McDonald
It begins with an explosion. Another day, another bus bomb. Everyone it seems is after a piece of Turkey. But the shockwaves from this random act of 21st century pandemic terrorism will ripple further and resonate louder than just Enginsoy Square.Welcome to the world of The Dervish House; the great, ancient, paradoxical city of Istanbul, divided...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781616145453
ISBN-10: 1616145455
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  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Pyr
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 6
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althea avatar reviewed The Dervish House on + 774 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Cory Doctorow will not steer you wrong! ;-) He highly praised this book on BoingBoing and I decided to read it, even though I'd really disliked McDonald's Desolation Road.
This is a completely different kind of book; I'd never have guessed it was the same author. And it is really an excellent book: thought-provoking, timely, complex, and well-structured.
It follows the events of several days among a group of characters who live or work in an old building in a near-future Turkey, who are affected my the concatenation of events following a baffling act of terrorism - involving political plots, shady business dealing, art dealing, nanotech research, religion, love, and more...
CrazyaboutFantasy avatar reviewed The Dervish House on + 49 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Overall this was a good book. Very interesting characters in a very interesting location. Unfortunately, sometimes they just sere not doing interesting things. Parts of the book got a little slow for me. Again, overall I liked (not loved) this book.
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