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Gears of the City by Felix Gilman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Gears of the City about?

In this stunning follow-up to his acclaimed debut, Thunderer," " Felix Gilman's brave hero returns from one thrilling and dangerous quest only to confront another. In a magical landscape where time is meaningless, reality precarious, and countless selves work toward countless possible futures, one man must seek a city's truth-and rediscover his own. "Imprisoned with a prophetic half human, half beast, the lost man learns his name: "Arjun." Slowly the terrible memories emerge, and at last he remembers where-and when—he has been. . . . "In the last days of the once great city of Ararat, Arjun is just another ghost lost in the shadows of the Mountain. To some, the Mountain is a myth, to others, a weapon. Above all, it is a dark palace leaving its seekers to wander the city below. For no matter how far one walks, the Mountain never draws closer, and time itself becomes another trap. Rescued by two sisters from the mindless Know-Nothings who erode what's left of the city, Arjun volunteers to retrieve their long-lost third sister from a ghost like himself: Brace-Bel, another man out of time. It will require a perilous trek through ruins to a decadent mansion-one surrounded by traps and d

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Felix Gilman
Publisher
Bantam Spectra
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780553906066
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.77 / 5 (274 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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