In 1925, earthquakes and a rising sea level left Lower Manhattan submerged under more than thirty feet of water, so that its residents began to call it the Drowning City. Those unwilling to abandon their homes created a new life on streets turned to canals and in buildings whose first three stories were underwater. Fifty years have passed since then, and the Drowning City is full of scavengers and water rats, poor people trying to eke out an existence, and those too proud or stubborn to be defeated by circumstance.
Among them are fourteen-year-old Molly McHugh and her friend and employer, Felix Orlov. Once upon a time Orlov the Conjuror was a celebrated stage magician, but now he is an old man, a psychic medium, contacting the spirits of the departed for the grieving loved ones left behind. When a seance goes horribly wrong, Felix Orlov is abducted by strange men wearing gas masks and rubber suits, and Molly soon finds herself on the run.
Her flight will lead her into the company of a mysterious man, and his stalwart sidekick, Joe Golem, whose own past is a mystery to him, but who walks his own dreams as a man of stone and clay, brought to life for the sole purpose of hunting witches.
Joe Golem and the Drowning City is a new illustrated novel from Mike Mignola, the creator ofHellboy and Christopher Golden.
(The paperback edition now includes the short story Joe Golem and the Copper Girl.)
Industry Reviews
Advance Praise for "Joe Golem and the Drowning City" "Mignola's affectionate, Kirby-esque portraits compliment Golden's imaginative, YA-friendly prose." - Kirkus "The steampunk supernatural world the authors have created is unique and inventive . Recommended for fans of "Hellboy," dystopian novels, and those who like a little horror with their action stories." - Library Journal" Joe Golem and the Drowning City is that most marvelous kind of book--wholly original and yet completely accessible. Set in a unique world full of vivid and moving characters, it is gritty, mysterious, moving, and surprising. A brilliant combination of steampunk, fantasy, mystery, and adventure--David Liss, author of The Twelfth Enchantment A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike, and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn't let go.--Tad Williams "Joe Golem and the Drowning City" is a warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime.--Cherie Priest "Joe Golem and the Drowning City is that most marvelous kind of book--wholly original and yet completely accessible. Set in a unique world full of vivid and moving characters, it is gritty, mysterious, moving, and surprising. A brilliant combination of steampunk, fantasy, mystery, and adventure" --David Liss, author of The Twelfth Enchantment
"A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike, and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn't let go." --Tad Williams
"Joe Golem and the Drowning City is a warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime." --Cherie Priest
"Mignola's affectionate, Kirby-esque portraits compliment Golden's imaginative, YA-friendly prose." --Kirkus
"The steampunk supernatural world the authors have created is unique and inventive.... Recommended for fans of Hellboy, dystopian novels, and those who like a little horror with their action stories." --Library Journal Joe Golem and theDrowning City is that most marvelous kind of book wholly original and yet completely accessible.Set in a unique world full of vivid and moving characters, it is gritty, mysterious, moving, and surprising.A brilliant combination of steampunk, fantasy, mystery, and adventure David Liss, author of The Twelfth Enchantment
A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike, and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn't let go. Tad Williams
Joe Golem and the Drowning City is a warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime. Cherie Priest
Mignola's affectionate, Kirby-esque portraits compliment Golden's imaginative, YA-friendly prose. Kirkus
The steampunk supernatural world the authors have created is unique and inventive . Recommended for fans of Hellboy, dystopian novels, and those who like a little horror with their action stories. Library Journal
" Joe Golem and the Drowning City is that most marvelous kind of book wholly original and yet completely accessible. Set in a unique world full of vivid and moving characters, it is gritty, mysterious, moving, and surprising. A brilliant combination of steampunk, fantasy, mystery, and adventure David Liss, author of The Twelfth Enchantment
A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike, and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn't let go. Tad Williams
"Joe Golem and the Drowning City" is a warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime. Cherie Priest
Mignola's affectionate, Kirby-esque portraits compliment Golden's imaginative, YA-friendly prose. "Kirkus"
The steampunk supernatural world the authors have created is unique and inventive . Recommended for fans of "Hellboy," dystopian novels, and those who like a little horror with their action stories. "Library Journal"" Advance Praise for "Joe Golem and the Drowning City"
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""Joe Golem and the Drowning City" is that most marvelous kind of book--wholly original and yet completely accessible. Set in a unique world full of vivid and moving characters, it is gritty, mysterious, moving, and surprising. A brilliant combination of steampunk, fantasy, mystery, and adventure."
--David Liss, author of "The Twelfth Enchantment"
"A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike, and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn't let go."
--Tad Williams
""Joe Golem and the Drowning City" is a warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime."
--Cherie Priest
"Mignola's affectionate, Kirby-esque portraits compliment Golden's imaginative, YA-friendly prose." - Kirkus
"The steampunk supernatural world the authors have created is unique and inventive.... Recommended for fans of "Hellboy," dystopian novels, and those who like a little horror with their action stories." - Library Journal "A race against supernatural disaster through a haunting, dreamlike and partially submerged New York City full of freaks, ghosts, and other lost souls, a story that grabs from the first page and doesn't let go."-Tad Williams"""A warm, wicked, frantic tale of noble monsters and monstrous men. Not merely weird and not simply gorgeous, this supernatural steampunk fable is intimate and profound. It is dreadful and sublime."-Cherie Priest
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