Behind the Walls of Terra
6 best books like Behind the Walls of Terra (Philip José Farmer): The Magic of Recluce, This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto, The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life, Black Bird, American Indian Trickster Tales, About Face
| Author | L.E. Modesitt Jr. |
| ISBN | 0812505182 |
Young Lerris is dissatisfied with his life and trade, and yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. But in Recluce a change in circumstances means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the...
This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto
| Author | Suketu Mehta |
| ISBN | 1473563496 |
An impassioned defence of global immigration from the acclaimed author of Maximum City.
Drawing on his family’s own experience emigrating from India to Britain and America, and years of reporting around the world, Suketu Mehta subjects the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash to withering...
The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
| Author | Robert Kirkman |
| ISBN | 1582406847 |
Every time a write a review for one of these comics, I seem to mention that another level has been breached. And that’s because it’s completely true. This one descended even further into depravity.
In the past we’ve had lots of violence, mutilation, torture and even rape. These have become...
| Author | Michel Basilières |
| ISBN | 0676975283 |
In this wholly original novel alive with misfortune and magic, Michel Basilières uncovers a Montreal not seen in any other English-Canadian work: a forgotten blue-collar neighbourhood in between the two solitudes. Gothic, outrageous, yet tender and wise, Black Bird is as liberating as the dreams...
American Indian Trickster Tales
| Author | Richard Erdoes |
| ISBN | 0140277714 |
Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest,...
| Author | Donna Leon |
| ISBN | 0802118968 |
Donna Leon's eighteen novels have won her countless fans, heaps of critical acclaim, and a place among the top ranks of international crime writers. Through the warm-hearted, perceptive, and principled Commissario Guido Brunetti, Leon's best-selling books have explored Venice in all its aspects:...
