Under the Pendulum Sun

Under the Pendulum Sun is a 2017 fantasy novel by Jeannette Ng. Ng's debut novel, it was published by Angry Robot.

Synopsis

In the late 19th century, Catherine Helstone travels to Arcadia in search of her brother Laon, a missionary who disappeared while trying to convert the fae to Christianity.

Reception

Under the Pendulum Sun was a finalist for the 2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel.[1]

In the Guardian, Adam Roberts called it "strange, brooding and occasionally perverse" and "opulently atmospheric".[2] SYFY declared it to be one of the 10 best novels of 2017, stating that its "world-building and atmosphere are just incredible" and emphasizing its Gothic tone.[3]

Publishers Weekly considered it "intriguing but unfocused", with "possibilities (that) are fascinating" and "period touches (that) satisfy", but an "unwieldy" plot.[4] James Nicoll called it "engaging", with Arcadia being an "odd and melancholy world", and lauded Ng's choice to reveal only the "shadow of (her) worldbuilding, (such that readers) are left to puzzle out the larger implications on their own".[5]

References

  1. ↑ 2018 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist, by Mike Glyer, at File 770; published July 6, 2018; retrieved September 16, 2018
  2. ↑ The best science fiction and fantasy of 2017, by Adam Roberts, at the Guardian; published November 30, 2017; retrieved September 16, 2018
  3. ↑ The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2017, by Swapna Krishna, at SYFY; published December 18, 2017; retrieved September 16, 2018
  4. ↑ Under the Pendulum Sun, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published October 30, 2017; retrieved September 16, 2018
  5. ↑ Sometimes In My Dreams: Under the Pendulum Sun, by Jeannette Ng, reviewed by James Nicoll, published March 13, 2018; retrieved September 16, 2018
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