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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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The Hod King is a compelling and original novel; 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
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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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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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Deeply compelling . . . A classic in the making.
— B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
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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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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 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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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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This is fantasy storytelling of a high order.
— The Toronto Star on Senlin Ascends
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Brilliant debut fantasy . . . This novel goes off like a firework and suggests even greater things in the author's future.
— Publishers Weekly, starred review on Senlin Ascends
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Ticks along with the tight precision and artistry of a well-wound watch.
— Kirkus on Senlin Ascends
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This is an exceedingly rich book. A depth of imagination married with a poetic turn of phrase and an engaging cast of characters conspire to deliver an epic story soaring high above the clouds.
— Fantasy Faction on Senlin Ascends
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Like a blend of Kafka's The Castle and Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast, Josiah Bancroft's ambitious first chapter in his The Books of Babel series is an impressive display of imagination and humor.
— SciFiNow on Senlin Ascends