![]() It reads like fantasy’s answer to Stephen King’s collection Different Seasons, where each book exists independently of the others, and when they do reference one another, it is only in subtle winks and nods. ![]() It’s almost misleading to call The Tangled Lands a novel - split into four parts that average no more than 75 pages each, it is more like a collection of short stories in which each stands on its own. His experience is evident in The Tangled Lands, where no theory or claim about environmentalism is allowed to exist at face value for long. Bacigalupi in particular has a history of exploring environmental justice in novels like The Water Knife, which is set in a dystopian near-future United States that is coping with the effects of a severe drought. The Tangled Lands is the first collaboration between these authors, but it is a natural one, as both Bacigalupi and Buckell have been lauded for their fantasy or science-fiction exploration of social justice issues. Conceptual, morally ambiguous, and incredibly timely, The Tangled Lands explores well-wrought narratives of feminism and environmental justice in a beautifully-crafted fantasy world that drips with rich lore and details at every turn. Buckell, has no right to be as good as it is. The Tangled Lands, a new dystopian fantasy novel by award-winning authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias S. ![]()
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