The Glass Republic, Tom Pollock
The Glass Republic, Tom Pollock
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The Glass Republic

Author: Tom Pollock

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Unabridged: 12 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2016

Synopsis

The Glass Republic is the gripping sequel to The City's Son, and the second book of The Skyscraper Throne trilogy.Pen's life is about secrets: the secret of the city's spirits, deities and monsters, living just beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of Pen's intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly; and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflections in a school bathroom mirror.Pen's reflected twin is the only girl who really understands her. Then Parva is abducted and Pen makes a terrible bargain to track her down. In London-Under-Glass, looks are currency, and Pen's scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city will do anything to keep Pen from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face.

Author Bio

Tom Pollock is a graduate of Edinburgh University and the Sussex University Creative Writing Programme, and a member of the London-based writers' group The T-Party. He has lived everywhere from Scotland to Sumatra, but the peculiar magic of London has always drawn him back.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Always

In the aftermath of her best friend's discovery of the secret spirits of the city and the goddess that controls them, Pen is left disfigured and isolated. Her best friend Beth is changed and Pen is left alone at school trying to resume so sort of normal life. Her one solace is her twin sister, Parva......more

Goodreads review by Justine

This second book picks up after the events of The City's Son, but the main focus of the story switches to Pen. It opens with Pen's attempts to deal with the aftermath of her trauma, but she doesn't have time to get too self-involved before she is caught up in a dangerous new turn of events in the mi......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

4.5 stars I absolutely loved The City's Son when I read it last year, Tom Pollock has created one of the most unique and fascinating worlds that I've read about in a long time and his imagination is astounding so I was excited to see where he would take us next in The Glass Republic. Where the first......more

Goodreads review by Mieneke

Last year I reviewed Pollock's debut The City's Son, the first book in his The Skyscraper Throne trilogy, and I completely adored it. I loved it so much I had a hard time reviewing it without gushing. And while I love The Glass Republic just as much and its protagonist Pen is amazing, there were......more

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