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A reviewer in The Telegraph (UK), noted: "This unsettling small-town noir draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland, where corruption, desperation, and crime run rife. A gritty look at trust and betrayal where the written law isn't the only one, The Ruin asks who will protect you when the authorities can't-or won't."
On the July/August 2015 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) with a critical summary saying, "Atkinson's latest novel is "a sprawling, unapologetically ambitious saga that tells the story of postwar Britain through the microcosm of a single family" (New York Times Book review)". [11]
Children of Ruin is a 2019 science fiction novel by British author Adrian Tchaikovsky, the second in his Children of Time series. The novel was well received, winning the 2019 BSFA Award for Best Novel. [1] The book was followed by the third book in the series, Children of Memory, in 2022.
The series, conceived by Ellis as a parody [1] of the Marvels series by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, is set in a dystopian version of the Marvel Universe. Like Marvels , the comic features reporter Phil Sheldon as the main character and was published in prestige format , with fully painted artwork and acetate covers, further creating the ...
A God in Ruins is a 1999 novel by Leon Uris.. Set between the 1940s and 2008, the book follows the life of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, the fictional Democratic candidate for the 2008 United States Presidency, his family, and the life of his opponent, Thornton Tomtree.
The Touch is a historical novel by Colleen McCullough published in 2003. It is about the life of a Scotswoman, Elizabeth Drummond, who travels from her home in Kinross, Scotland to New South Wales in order to marry her wealthy cousin, Alexander Kinross. The story takes place over the latter half of the 19th century.
At Tor.com, Niall Alexander lauded the first volume's skillful use of fantasy tropes but criticized its "manifest mistreatment of women". [5] He considered the final volume a substantial improvement "in the pace and the ultimate punch of its complex plot; and in the quality, on the lexical level, of the author’s already-polished prose". [ 6 ]
Beautiful Ruins is a 2012 bestselling novel by Jess Walter.It is his sixth novel. [1] The novel is a social satire critiquing Hollywood culture. [1] Though not the explicit focus of the novel, receiving very little direct appearances in the novel, the characters' lives revolve around Elizabeth Taylor and her role in the movie Cleopatra, and the subsequent love affair between Taylor and Richard ...