Ian Sales
Author of Adrift on the Sea of Rains
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Works by Ian Sales
Alt Hist Issue 1 3 copies
The Amber Room 1 copy
Words Beyond the Veil 1 copy
Faith 1 copy
Thicker Than Water 1 copy
Black Rain 1 copy
Flip the Switch 1 copy
Barker 1 copy
Disambiguation 1 copy
A Cold Dish 1 copy
The Sands of Time 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1966-03-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
- Relationships
- Sriduangkaew, Benjanun (associate)
- Agent
- John Jarrold
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Statistics
- Works
- 23
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 341
- Popularity
- #69,903
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 42
- ISBNs
- 29
- Favorited
- 4
Sales doesn't so much break the fourth wall as methodically grind it into micron-thick particles of moondust. His intrusions into the text subvert the narrative to the extent that it ends up being more like an essay than a story. The lack of an ending — or maybe the historical story arc — have a similar effect. It's painstakingly researched, but sometimes the research shows through gaudily:
"This is no science fiction spaceship launch, this is the real thing. There are very few examples she can recall from movies, Hollywood has yet to embrace science fiction, despite such 1920s classics as Metropolis and Frau im Mond".
This excerpt covers my other gripe too, which is Sales' terminal addiction to the comma splice. A sentence without one comes as a shock, like an underdog suddenly landing a counterpunch. Still, I enjoyed this short novel for its fresh perspective and real-feeling period atmosphere. From other reviews it sounds like a familiarity with the first three books in the Quartet would increase my enjoyment of it.… (more)