Nocturnal Lifelines
The atrophied wings of the Homo arboris remind them of their ancestors’ ability to fly into the skies. Opulent mansions surround the lung trees, to which everyone must attach themselves for the night in order to survive. Rumours of the Mother tree spreading poisonous pollen and the creatures living on it’s branches circulate the balls and bacchanals that the nobility loves to throw.
Freedom seeking Katica is used to charming the aristocratic circles, until the fascinating art patroness Sera captures her interest. Katica’s brother is designing a flying machine to reach the skies once more. But that doesn’t bode well with the ideology of the Doctor Marquis reigning the high society. With a single act Katica destroys both her brother’s and the Doctor Marquis’ plans.
A spiral of revenge breaks loose, leaving the world shaken.
Nocturnal Lifelines is a mysterious, intelligent novel, a decadent fantasy.
| Publisher: | Gummerus |
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| Year: | 2024 |
| Formats: | Book, Audio Book, E-book |
| Cover: | Sanna-Reeta Meilahti |
Caption
”Katica tossing cones into the fireplace,
telling lies,
dancing like the night would never end,
lying in a puddle of sap,
pressing her face against the inner surface of Sera’s wings,
gathering up stiff carcasses of toads.
Katica walking past an impenetrable bramble of thorns, one hour after the other.”
Reviews
”…excellent novel about humanlike creatures titillates the imagination. – – The entirety charms and moves the reader. – – The novel’s characters have been built with skill, and especially the main characters are multidimensional and humanely ambivalent.”
– Toni Jerrman, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
“Nocturnal Lifelines is a… formidable revenge novel. – – Enoranta has an excellent ability to open up the substance of the spiraling revenge and it’s violent nature faced by both the avenger and the adversary.”
– Mari Viertola, Turun Sanomat newspaper
”Enoranta’s eleventh novel is a splendid example of artistically ambitious fantasy literature. – – It is closer to surrealism than to Tolkien.”
– Artemis Kelosaari, Suomen Kuvalehti magazine
”The best book of the year.”
– Jenni @mielenmaisemia, Bookstagram
