Description: "Combining Arctic adventure with Victorian fantasy, this page-turner is as sparkling and colorful as the northern lights." -The San Francisco Chronicle "Aurorarama is a magnificent achievement, balancing serious intent with arch humour. It's also beautifully stylish, replete with inventive steampunk iconography and fantastical characters in a stunning polar setting." - Eric Brown , The Guardian " Aurorarama mesmerizes..." - Erik Morse, Bookforum "Aurorarama is perhaps what Jules Verne would write if woken from the dead and offered a dose of mushrooms." - The National "[ Aurorarama ] entrances and delights. You could spend years picking apart the sly references and the particular myths, poems, novels and songs that inspired Valtat, or you can simply enjoy it for the experience. Valtat is making his American debut in a big way...with his remarkable enthusiasm and bravery, it's completely possible he'll conquer the world." - Jessa Crispin , NPR 's "Books We Like" "Marvelous, perfect, and perfectly marvelous!... [ Aurorarama ]promises to attract discerning and sophisticated readers galore, those fans of the fantastical who are tired of second-hand visions and stale conceits....Valtat's novel isLittle Nemo in Slumberlandas retold by a trio of Jeff Noon, Steve Aylett and William Burroughs. I can hardly wait for its sequels." - Paul Di Filippo , The Barnes and Noble Review "A terrific storyteller, Valtat mixes humor and poetry, romance and politics into a surprisingly thoughtful page-turner about social revolution." - Matthew Jakubowski , Paste Magazine "Mr. Valtat may have written the most noteworthy contribution to steampunk in almost two decades.... Aurorarama rejuvenates an entire subgenre, adding creativity and accuracy (historical and, more importantly, tonal) to a field that risks being defined solely by corsets and airships. Beyond its importance inlegitimizingsteampunk, Aurorarama is a sparkling read - breathing, human characters wandering amok in one of the most captivating cities in fiction." - Pornokitsch Praise for Jean-Christophe Valtat "[Valtat] has a magical sense of shape, and a gift for lyrical prose that are rare in modern writing." - La Croix "Jean-Christophe Valtat is a writer of beautiful energy." -Le Monde

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