No Present Like Time

No Present Like Time (The second book in the Fourlands series) (2005) Another year in mankind's war for survival against the insects. God is still on holiday, the Emperor still leads and his cadre of immortals are still quarreling amongst themselves. It is known that the insects are reaching the Fourlands from the Shift but now mankind just has to do something about it. And in the meantime attention shifts to new lands and a naval expedition is launched. And Jant, the Emperor's drug-addicted winged messanger is expected to join it. Just perfect for a man terrified of ships and the sea. Steph Swainston's trilogy is building to be a landmark of modern fantasy. This is a wildly imaginative, witty yet profound fantasy, peopled with bizarre yet real characters. The Incredible Follow-up To Steph Swainston's Acclaimed First Novel, The Year Of Our War, No Present Like Time Is A Superb Work Of Literary Fantasy. God Is Still On Vacation, The Emperor Still Leads The War Against The Insects, And His Cadre Of Immortals Is Still Quarreling Among Themselves. But A New Land Has Been Discovered, One That Holds The Secrets Of Centuries, And One Of Their Own, Now Exiled, Foments Rebellion Against The Circle. In The Brutal Battle That Follows, Jant Comet Will Discover That Even Immortals Can Fall. . . . Wildly Inventive, Engaging, And Witty, Steph Swainston's Trilogy Is Building To Be A Landmark Of Modern Imagination.