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The Physiognomy

Jeffrey Ford

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In the Well-Built City, Master Drachton Below's power is absolute, and he will not hesitate to use it. His primary method of control is through his physiognomists, who are trained to read a person's face and body, perceiving that person's past and secrets—and even events yet to come. These seers are the judges and jury. Now Drachton has found something that could extend his reign for eternity: a fruit that bestows immortality. To investigate its whereabouts, Below sends cold, collected physiognomist Cley to the remote mining town of Anamasobia. One at a time Cley interrogates the townspeople, performing his usual fact finding without issue. That is, until he meets the beautiful and bright Arla, who harbors a secret that could potentially turn Cley's world upside down—and topple the Well-Built City itself. A Kafkaesque journey into the unknown, The Physiognomy is a trip through a land where the line between reality and imagination is constantly blurred.

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Publisher
Avon Publications
Year
2019
ISBN-13
9781473226906
Genre
FantasyScience Fiction
Topics
Totalitarianism and powerIdentity and perceptionCorruption and redemption

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