Fathomfolk, Eliza Chan
Fathomfolk, Eliza Chan
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Fathomfolk

Author: Eliza Chan

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 14 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 02/27/2024


Synopsis

From one of fantasy’s most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of revolution and magic set against the glittering, semi-submerged city of Tiankawi.

Welcome to Tiankawi – shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that’s how it first appears.

But in the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on top: peering down from skyscrapers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk — sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas—who live in the polluted waters below. And the fathomfolk are tired of it. When a water-dragon and a half siren join forces, the path to equality is filled with violence, secrets, and political intrigue. And they both must decide if the cost of change is worth it, or if Tiankawi should be left to drown.

Author Bio

Eliza Chan is a Scottish-born Chinese-diaspora author who 'writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and reclaiming the dragon lady, but preferably all three at once.' Eliza's work has been published in The Dark, Podcastle, Fantasy Magazine and The Best of British Fantasy, and her non-fiction has appeared on Tor.com. She lives in the North of England with her partner and young child. Fathomfolk is her first novel. @elizawchan

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mai

I want to stop requesting Asian fantasies, because they keep disappointing me left and right. But I can't, because I must support all API authors. Therein lies my conundrum. Two stars for effort, but I don't have a lot of nice things to say. Of the three POVs, I hated Mira's the least, because at lea......more

Finished just in time! happy release day for the UK 🥳 ★ 2.5 stars The Plot This is a political adult fantasy set in the semi-submerged city of Tiankaw. The story focuses on half-siren Mira, her partner Kai, who is a water dragon, his sister Nami, an aristocratic water dragon and Cordelia, a second-......more

Goodreads review by Zana

Buddy read with Mai! Big yikes. This is such a poorly thought-out political novel. The rhetoric concerning the ending feels dangerous and insensitive, which is why I can't bring myself to give this anything higher than 2 stars. Maybe it was unintentional on the part of the author, and maybe I'm reading......more

Tiankawi is an affluent above water city where fathomfolk and humankind live side by side, supposedly representing affluence, unity, peace, and prosperity. However, Tiankawi may be above the waves, but it's not the flawless paradise they pretend it is. Mira (half-siren) was the first fathomfolk in the......more

Goodreads review by Sara

Fathomfolk is a uniquely imagined fantasy novel, full of political intrigue and social commentary. The story happens in Tiankwani, a drowning city where humans and fanthomfolk live in a post-war environment. To aggravate the already existent tension between species, Humans have polluted the oceans (......more