City of Masks

Ebook By Mike Reeves-McMillan
Rating: (4)
Published: Apr. 26, 2009
Category: Fiction » Literature » Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Category: Fiction » Literature » Adventure
Words: 50528 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook Description

In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria, primarily to get him out from underfoot. Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, intrigue, heresy and murder.

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masks, murder, shakespearian, swordfighting

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Review by: James on Sep. 18, 2009 :
An elegantly written piece, fantastical in many ways. The idea of a city where your mask is more important than your actual personality lends a novel slant to the tale, and the main character's own personality being so tightly integrated with the masks chosen for him makes him a truly believable personality.

I would recommend listening to this in audiobook form as well as reading it. Mike's reading brings the book to life.

Review by: Mark Wallace on Jun. 13, 2009 :
Surprisingly good. The premise - a city where everyone reacts to the mask you wear rather than your "true" identity is superficially absurd. The author accepts that premise, writes to it, examines it as the characters would, and manages to tell a good story. The same could be said of the characters; they start rather thin, but acquire depth as the story progresses. It isn't a great book; most of the plot twists have too much or too little foreshadowing. Although I'm fond of novels written in the form of letters, that, plus the premise impose some constraints on the storytelling. The fun of the novel is the way the story overcomes those constraints.

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