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It's rare to find a modern book that feels like a timeless classic. I'm wildly in love with this book.
— Pierce Brown, author of Red Rising on Senlin Ascends
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Josiah Bancroft is a magician. His books are that rare alchemy: gracefully written, deliriously imaginative, action-packed, warm, witty, and thought-provoking. I can't wait for more.
— Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe
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The "Books of Babel" are something you hope to see perhaps once a decade - future classics, which may be remembered long after the series concludes.
— Los Angeles Times on The Hod King
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Wonderfully unique and superbly well written. I loved every page.
— Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld on Senlin Ascends
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Bancroft's world continues to teem with explosive energy, and he ranges ably from the transcendent to the vicious in an instant . . . . This volume not only matches but adds to the notable achievements of the first.
— Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Senlin Ascends is one of the best reads I've had in ages . . . I was dragged in and didn't escape until I'd finished two or three days later.
— Mark Lawrence, author of Prince of Thorns on Senlin Ascends
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Senlin is a man worth rooting for, and his strengthening resolve and character is as marvelous and sprawling as the tower he climbs.
— The Washington Post on Senlin Ascends
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Senlin Ascends crosses the everyday strangeness and lyrical prose of Borges and Gogol with all the action and adventure of high fantasy. I loved it, and grabbed the next one as soon as I turned the last page.
— Django Wexler, author of The Thousand Names on Senlin Ascends
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Senlin Ascends is an adventure rife with character, voice and beauty-a well-polished knife drawn out slowly.
— Sam Sykes, author of The City Stained Red on Senlin Ascends
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Senlin Ascends is a unique masterpiece. A brilliant debut. Highly recommended!
— Michael R. Fletcher, author of Beyond Redemption on Senlin Ascends
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With deceptive simplicity Bancroft brings this gothic place and its denizens to a colourful life...I loved it!
— Adrian Selby, author of Snakewood on Senlin Ascends
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This is fantasy storytelling of a high order.
— The Toronto Star on Senlin Ascends
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More than deserving of advance buzz and initial self-published success, Josiah Bancroft's Senlin Ascends is an early contender for year-end best lists, and a towering achievement in weird fantasy.
— B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Senlin Ascends
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Ticks along with the tight precision and artistry of a well-wound watch.
— Kirkus on Senlin Ascends