The Escapement
The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar, published by Tachyon Publications in 2021, is a 256-page novel that weaves together elements of Westerns, surrealism, and epic fantasy. This work chronicles the journey of a lone gunman known as the Stranger, who embarks on a quest to rescue his son from a parallel world. As he navigates a shifting landscape filled with dangerous and whimsical versions of his son’s cherished items, the narrative unfolds with dark comedy and adventure.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of imagery and themes as the Stranger faces cowboys, giants, and shadowy forces while racing against time. The Escapement explores the depths of love and the challenges of navigating a world where reality is fluid and unpredictable. This edition presents Tidhar’s unique storytelling style, inviting readers into a dreamscape that blends action, literary elements, and fantastical adventures.
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2022 Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation, Best Novel
In this dazzling new novel evoking Westerns, surrealism, epic fantasy, mythology, and circus extravaganzas, World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar (Central Station) has created an incomparable dreamscape of dark comedy, heartbreak, hope, and adventure. Chronicling a lone man’s quest in parallel worlds, The Escapement offers the archetypal darkness of Stephen King’s The Gunslinger within the dark whimsy of a child’s imagination.
“Comic, tragic, and utterly magnificent.”
–Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
“A wild, decadent hybrid of The Dark Tower and Carnivale.”
–Catherynne M. Valente, author of Deathless
Into the reality called the Escapement rides the Stranger, a lone gunman on a quest to rescue his son from a parallel world. But it is too easy to get lost on a shifting landscape full of dangerous versions of his son’s most beloved things: cowboys gone lawless, giants made of stone, downtrodden clowns, ancient battles, symbol storms, and shadowy forces at play.
But the flower the Stranger seeks still lies beyond the Mountains of Darkness. Time is running out, as he journeys deeper and deeper into the secret heart of an unforeseen world.
In his most compelling work to date, Lavie Tidhar has delivered a multicolored tapestry of dazzling imagery. The Escapement is an epic, wildly original chronicle of the extraordinary lengths to which one will go for love.
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