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Rotherweird por Andrew Caldecott
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Rotherweird (edición 2018)

por Andrew Caldecott

Series: Rotherweird (1)

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The arrival of a teacher and a billionaire in the idiosyncratic town of Rotherweird threaten to expose dangerous secrets that could destroy everything --
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Título:Rotherweird
Autores:Andrew Caldecott
Información:London : Jo Fletcher Books, 2018.
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A book that’s difficult to describe. Made me think of Gormenghast a little, in that it’s a hidden world in our world, somewhat though not entirely closed off because of a historical secret, and I’m sure the town is more fantastical in my imagination than the author intended because of that. I want to adore this book, but it requires concentration in part because of the wealth of characters. There’s so many don’t expect any real depth to them. In that, possibly the book is missing something, but to allow the audience to get to know them more deeply would require additional verbiage to an already long narrative and it’s already a little too much. I can’t help feeling that this book would benefit from some editing, though choosing what to cut (the author already states in the back that scenes and characters ended up on the cutting room floor), would require a well-trained eye, or perhaps several, as opinions will naturally vary. But the flaws are irritating because this should be, and is to a degree, an amazing book. I guess the broadest genre to place this would be fantasy, but to use one word to describe the work would be an injustice; if you can think of it, you’ll likely find it here. Fantastical is perhaps a better word. The book excels in scope and is mostly a triumph, but it's heavy going, and I used to read a lot of epic fantasy with no problems. I couldn’t help loving most of it and may tackle the trilogy in time, though for now, I feel as though my brain needs a rest. ( )
  SharonMariaBidwell | Feb 1, 2024 |
This is Rotherweird: an autonomous enclave of England where cutting-edge technology rubs shoulders with rural magic; a region inhabited by geniuses who somehow cling on to a neo-Elizabethan way of life. It does not take long to realise that Rotherweird is, well... rather weird...

Jonah Oblong, an "outsider from wider England" has just been employed as history teacher at Rotherweird School. He soon learns that the residents of Rotherweird town and the surrounding countryside are barred from enquiring into the region's past and, particularly, from researching the dark reasons for which Elizabeth I granted Rotherweird its special status. Oblong also discovers that his predecessor Robert Flask disappeared after showing an unhealthy interest in this forbidden subject. Desperate times, however, require desperate measures. "Outsider" Sir Veronal Slickstone has strangely been invited to purchase the town Manor, and his arrival brings with it the threat of ancient evil. Will an ill-assorted bunch of anti-heroes manage keep these dangers at bay?

I often read supernatural fiction although I generally avoid fantasy. This might soon change thanks to this highly entertaining novel, the first of a projected trilogy. The plot is dense but gripping, occasionally threatening to burst at the seams (like the Town's tangled buildings), but somehow managing to remain on track. What impressed me most (apart from the diverse case of eccentric characters) is the way in which various genres are seamlessly combined. Nominally a "fantasy novel", it also involves elements of crime/mystery, steampunk (courtesy of the curious inventions of Boris and Bert Polk), historical fiction/alternative history and various shades of horror (including body horror in the shape of a man-eating spider, eco-Gothic and folk-horror). There is also an underlying streak of good-natured English humour of the Wodehouse type, featuring witty wordplay and inept bachelors besotted with strong-willed women. On paper it shouldn't work. Somehow, it does.

The text is complemented by imaginative illustrations by Aleksandra Laika, which help to put the reader in the mood of this strange book.

Allow me three questions...
- It turns out that author Andrew Caldecott is a high-flying QC. When does he manage to write novels this complex? Any time-management tips welcome.
- when is the sequel out? I'm already looking forward to it.
- And the movie?

I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in return for an honest review
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  JosephCamilleri | Feb 21, 2023 |
This is Rotherweird: an autonomous enclave of England where cutting-edge technology rubs shoulders with rural magic; a region inhabited by geniuses who somehow cling on to a neo-Elizabethan way of life. It does not take long to realise that Rotherweird is, well... rather weird...

Jonah Oblong, an "outsider from wider England" has just been employed as history teacher at Rotherweird School. He soon learns that the residents of Rotherweird town and the surrounding countryside are barred from enquiring into the region's past and, particularly, from researching the dark reasons for which Elizabeth I granted Rotherweird its special status. Oblong also discovers that his predecessor Robert Flask disappeared after showing an unhealthy interest in this forbidden subject. Desperate times, however, require desperate measures. "Outsider" Sir Veronal Slickstone has strangely been invited to purchase the town Manor, and his arrival brings with it the threat of ancient evil. Will an ill-assorted bunch of anti-heroes manage keep these dangers at bay?

I often read supernatural fiction although I generally avoid fantasy. This might soon change thanks to this highly entertaining novel, the first of a projected trilogy. The plot is dense but gripping, occasionally threatening to burst at the seams (like the Town's tangled buildings), but somehow managing to remain on track. What impressed me most (apart from the diverse case of eccentric characters) is the way in which various genres are seamlessly combined. Nominally a "fantasy novel", it also involves elements of crime/mystery, steampunk (courtesy of the curious inventions of Boris and Bert Polk), historical fiction/alternative history and various shades of horror (including body horror in the shape of a man-eating spider, eco-Gothic and folk-horror). There is also an underlying streak of good-natured English humour of the Wodehouse type, featuring witty wordplay and inept bachelors besotted with strong-willed women. On paper it shouldn't work. Somehow, it does.

The text is complemented by imaginative illustrations by Aleksandra Laika, which help to put the reader in the mood of this strange book.

Allow me three questions...
- It turns out that author Andrew Caldecott is a high-flying QC. When does he manage to write novels this complex? Any time-management tips welcome.
- when is the sequel out? I'm already looking forward to it.
- And the movie?

I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in return for an honest review
( )
  JosephCamilleri | Jan 1, 2022 |
I really wanted to love Rotherweird. Cracking open the book I had that feeling you get when you think you've found a new book to cherish and savor, an author that really gets you. There are STRONG Gormenghast vibes here, which might be what gave me that feeling at first? But slowly I began to feel bogged down in a narrative that felt gluey and sluggish and became disappointed by characters who, despite their quirks, were mostly kind of flat and underdeveloped.

I will say I loved the coracle race chapter and I liked that there were some interesting female characters. But I will not be reading the other two books in the trilogy. There was so much promise! I just couldn't connect. ( )
  sansmerci | Oct 20, 2021 |
This book is so difficult to define - it's Gothic, it's fantasy, it's alternative history. I'm having such a struggle even deciding on a rating for Rotherweird. Did I like it? Yes. Did the ending satisfy? Yes - and no.

The backstory for this book begins during the reign of Mary Tudor in 1558. Eight prodigies are born within days of each other; Queen Mary feels threatened, and she demands they be sent away where they can do no harm and are not to be taught. The queen's courtier opts instead to find a place to secret the children away, and a decree is put in place so that Rotherweird is left alone and the people therein learn nothing of their history.

While there are flashbacks here and there to fill in missing pieces, the book is primarily set in the present day and we are left with a murky view of the how and the why until the wide cast of characters begins to put the pieces together.

This is very much a book with a slow unwinding - perhaps too slow at the beginning with a lot of characters to boot. Oddly for me, I had no trouble keeping the characters straight (except, in the beginning, with those whose names began with an "F", for there were a few of them. You must pay attention to names and details in the beginning, and towards the middle, you will be rewarded for your patience.

The book has a fairly large cast of characters with colorful names, and I wish some of them had been drawn as colorfully as their names, but they fall a bit flat and at times emotionless. When a character is found dead in the garden, even the reaction of her niece and the fellow that found her was a bit like one who found their toothbrush in the refrigerator "well that's odd and unfortunate, but there you have it." Even those with more curious natures like the scientists question some things with an evident distance and impersonal feel.

The town itself is a bit of a character and an anomaly. They live in the current day without the benefit of our modern conveniences yet they are responsible for many of the scientific achievements (and weapons) as well as advanced toys (yes, toys) that the outside world makes use of. The buildings have a hodge-podge fantastic feel to them as do their colorful festivals.

Once the varied cast comes together to share information and suss out the various mysteries afoot (why is Sir Slickstone, a wealthy outsider, there and what is he up to, what is going on in the Lost Acre, among other mysteries) the plot quickly picks up pace.

However, in the end a few seemingly big questions are left unanswered or problems left untended to without any appearance of concern. While this is the first of a trilogy, I understand that there was much worldbuilding to be done, but in all, the book was messy. While the story reached a conclusion that satisfied some curiosities, others felt ignored or simply unaddressed at all.

I'm curious enough to know more about the children of Rotherweird between the 1500s and when the town was officially closed off to outsiders, but I think the next book in the trilogy is more about what comes next. While I still have questions to be answered, one big one is whether I have the energy to pick up the next book and find out. ( )
  jenncaffeinated | Jul 4, 2021 |
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A fantasy trilogy might seem an unlikely venture for a distinguished QC, but Andrew Caldecott has already tried his hand at drama, and received good notices. And on closer acquaintance, there are congruences between the first episode, Rotherweird and his day job. Though it resembles the love child of Gormenghast without the rancour, and Hogwarts without the rightful heir, it diverges from the usual fantasy templates.
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