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Dazzling metaphysical epic-adventure as Barker surpasses his previous ground-breaking work (The Great and Secret Show, 1989, etc.) to reconfigure the Fall and to imagine a modern-day attempt to reverse it. A complex cosmology underpins the vigorous, at times horrific, action here: ``Imajica'' is the known universe of five ``Dominions,'' or parallel worlds, four ``reconciled'' but the fifth, Earth, ``unreconciled''--unaware of the other four, of the tyrannical ``Autarch'' who rules them, and of the ``God Hapeximendios,'' who oversees all five (and who wrested ``His'' power from the ``Goddesses'' of old). Periodically, Hapeximendios has sent His ``sons''--including Christ--to attempt to unite, by magical rites, the Fifth Dominion to the others. The last attempted ``Reconciliation'' ended in catastrophe--an invasion of Earth by hellish powers--and today magic has been nearly eradicated from Earth by a ``Society'' that alone knows of the Imajica and of the catastrophe. The densely woven story here opens with a jealous man venturing into London's dankest slum to hire an assassin to kill his estranged wife, Judith; the assassin turns out to be a ``mystif,'' a fabulous creature from the Second Dominion, capable of appearing as the erotic ideal of any who behold it. As the mystif hunts Judith, it in turn is hunted by Judith's former lover, ``Gentle,'' who in time learns that he is the new ``Reconciler''- -and the mystif his long-forgotten servant. Undertaking dangerous, splendor-filled journeys through the other Dominions, Gentle and the mystif fall in love, marry, and encounter numerous fantastic creatures and, finally, death; later, Gentle helps dethrone the Autarch, learns the chilling secret of his and Judith's origin, helps free the Goddesses and slay God, and, back on Earth, inspires the destruction of the Society and undertakes Reconciliation--with hell-borne, then heaven-sent, results. An astonishing feat of the imagination, immensely engrossing despite its demanding--at times indulgent--length, running riot with ideas, fantastical inventions, graphic sex and violence, soul- terrors, and emotional and intellectual resonances. Barker's best yet. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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'Moves with tidal force and power' - William S Burroughs 'The tears of blood and nightmare imagery are passionate and ingenious! Imajica is a ride with remarkable views' - Times Literary Supplement 'Barker's fecundity of invention is beyond praise. In a world of hard-bitten horror and originality, Clive Barker dislocates your mind' - Mail on Sunday 'A powerful and fascinating writer with a brilliant imagination! Clive Barker is an outstanding storyteller' - J G Ballard
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Quite simply the best book i have ever read. An incredibly ambitious novel that has it all; horror, sex, dark fantasy, religion. Clive Barker has always been my favourite author and IMAJICA has always been (in my opinion) his best book. So stop reading this and go and beg, borrow or steal a copy (or if necessary, buy one) right now!
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This is honestly one of the most bizarre books I have ever read.
It's gripping, no doubt about that. You put it down and find your mind wandering back to the strange lands of the Five Dominions, wondering what will happen next. The strange events, places, and people stick in your mind and invade your thoughts.
While the premise for the book is good, it could have been written better. Too many things are left unexplained, and near the end of the book the characters start acting very out-of-character. Mr. Barker also throws in some pretty graphic and disgusting scenes, seemingly just to shock the reader into going, "Ewwww, gross!"
I enjoyed reading the book once, but I don't think I'll be opening its pages again. In addition to leaving many things unanswered, it could have been about 200-300 pages shorter. But even though I'll never read Imajica again, I think that parts of it will continue to haunt my subconscious for a long time to come...
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This book is absolutely amazing. In my opinion it is the most involving and entertaining book written in the last 20 years. Clive Barker deftly constructs an extremely detailed world as a stage to this novel that defies classification. It is not a horror book, but it is not strict fantasy either. Because Clive Barker is such a reknown horror author, I think a lot of possible cross-over readers might have dismissed this work, but that's a grave mistake. (For die-hards: At a books signing 2 years ago I met Clive Barker and he said that he was negotiating the film rights for Imajica.)
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Excellent storytelling, fantasy, imagery, characterizations.
This book reminded me, in mood and character, of Tad William's "Tailchaser's Song" and of Richard Adam's "Watership Down" -- no, nothing to do with animals, but... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Juli 2000 von Auliya
Wonderful entertainment
I have always enjoyed Clive Barker's work. Rather than populating his stories with vampires and werewolves, Barker has the monsters take the form of the characters' fears and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Juni 2000 von David Olson
WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ
First of all, I'm sorry. I really am not someone who criticizes something for no reason, and I am not very picky about what I read, watch, listen to, or eat. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juni 2000 von Jeff Weaver
Imijica
I originally read this book when it was first released in hardback. Prior to a recent vacation, I pulled the book off the shelf and packed it into my duffle bag. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Juni 2000 von Christopher Cooper
Imajica--A Journey of Mind and Spirit
This is my favorite book, hands down. On the surface, it is already an incredible fantasy journey. (In case you're only familiar with "Hellraiser" and such, you should... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Mai 2000 von Inanna Gabriel
A good story
In this fantasy, Clive Barker looks at several intriguing themes such as religion, the roles of the sexes and the journey of self discovery. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Mai 2000 von eShu
Clive's best!
This is my favorite book by Clive Barker. Everville is a close second, but it cannot match the beautiful imagery of Imajica. This book takes you places. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. April 2000 von Shane Wahl
An out of this world experience
This book is amazing! It is the best book Barker has ever written and will probably ever write. The characters are truly engaging and the story keeps popping up new surprises. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. April 2000 von Lestat_Vampyr_
A very good book
This book is 800 pages but it moves right along. He takes a very non-traditional look at God. It's a deep and entertaining book.
Veröffentlicht am 14. April 2000 von 3baddogs
The Essential Barker novel!
This is a true work of genius. Sure, it's long and believe me you can NOT skip the first 400 pages. If you do, you will not make full sense of the book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. März 2000 von Jakabok Botch
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