Review
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An evocative, claustrophobic Gothic novel with strikingly
creepy set-pieces, which repeatedly dislocates its reader's and
characters' worldview in a forceful examination of faith and the
power of stories.' - Aliette de Bodard, Nebula, Locus and BSFA
Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings; 'Under the
Pendulum Sun is a weird, ingenious, and ravishing story of the
Fae and the outsiders driven to discover their secrets, told with
a heady melange of disturbing beauty and enticing dangers.' -
Kate Elliott, author of Cold Magic, Black Wolves, and Court of
Fives; 'An enchanting literary debut - I couldn't put it down!' -
Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award winning author of A Man Lies
Dreaming and Central Station; 'Hauntingly beautiful and
masterfully told. This looks like the start of a brilliant
career.' - Keith Yatsuhashi, author of Kokoro; 'Jeanette Ng has
no time for Victorian attempts to sanitise and prettify Faerie. A
story as intriguing as it is eerily disturbing.' - Juliet
McKenna; 'Jeannette Ng's imagery is breathtaking, her setting
dark and delightful, and her use of theology is pure genius. Like
some sinister elf, Under the Pendulum Sun will steal your
imagination and never give it back.' - N S Dolkart, author of
Among the Fallen; 'Under the Pendulum Sun does live up to its
fabulous pitch. A richly woven fantasy from a brilliant
imagination. Definitely one for readers interested in fairy lore
and Gothic fantasy.' - Rod Duncan, author of The Bullet-Catcher's
Daughter; 'Imagine Northanger Abbey's Catherine Morland confined
to a particularly mysterious corner of Gormenghast with the
Faeries of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for company and you
start to get an idea of how delightfully intricate and
beautifully realised a novel Under the Pendulum Sun is. A
remarkable debut.' - Jonathan L Howard, author of Johannes Cabal
the Necromancer series; 'Under the Pendulum Sun is a delicious
fusion of repressed Victorian missionary values and the horror of
the Fae. A sumptuous account of the journey into the land of the
Fae, and into the darkest recesses of the human soul, this book
delighted and shocked in all the best ways.' --Emma Newman
'Extremely beautiful, entertaining, and emotionally
compelling...read this excellent book.' - Grimdark magazine ;
'Intriguing... fascinating.' - Publishers Weekly; 'A novel whose
big heart enables it to engage with big ideas. Read it carefully,
and be rewarded.' - Andrew Wallace, author of Sons of the Crystal
Mind; 'Jeannette Ng has written an utterly brilliant gothic
novel, using all the tropes and cliches of the genre and rising
above them in magnificent style. I highly recommend it.' -
Intellectus Speculativus; 'There is a wisdom, but also an
exquisite beauty in her words that stun you... Under the Pendulum
Sun is a gorgeous book.' - Utopia State of Mind; 'An intricate
distortion of myth and history.' - Victorian Soul Critiques; 'A
deep, rich and very definitely eerie gothic novel that asks some
very hard, very interesting questions about god, faith, the
nature of truth and what stories and storytelling have to do with
all of it.' - Kam Reads and Recs; 'Under the Pendulum Sun is a
dark, psychological fantasy in a gothic vein, paying considerable
literary homage to authors such as the Brontës. Impressively,
Jeannette Ng manages to keep her debut novel grounded in
historical reality despite its taking place entirely in the
faelands.' - The Fancy Hat Lady Reads; 'Holy wah. Holy wah! Holy
WAH! This book was an amazing read!' - Purple Owl Reviews;
'Jeannette Ng's Under the Pendulum Sun expertly weaves fantasy,
the Gothic, academia, and religion in this compelling novel about
missionaries to Arcadia, the land of the Fae.' - Fairy Book
Mother; 'The writing and the world building are an absolute treat
and the story is very original.' - Helen's Bookshelf; 'Under the
Pendulum Sun is a towering work of imagination.' --Alan Brenik
'Jeannette Ng has subverted the Gothic novel and given it a fresh
lease of life.' - Strange Alliances; 'The writing is, in a word,
beautiful.' - YA On My Mind; 'A pre-Halloween puzzle box of a
book.' - Victorian Soul Critique; 'Beautifully crafted and
structured, but containing a deeper, hidden heart that takes
patience to reach. 5 Stars: Excellent.' - Occasionally Random
Book Reviews; 'Under the Pendulum Sun is an amazing debut novel
from an author to watch.' - The Illustrated Page; 'A book that
will pull you in about fourteen different directions and refresh
your imagination.' - Chain Interaction; 'Ng's writing is first
rate and this is an enjoyable, immersive book that is able both
to take seriously the perspective of its Victorian characters and
to show their worldview under assault from a cultural encounter
for which they're wholly unfitted. It's a haunting, intricate
book which is like nothing I'd read before. I'd strongly
recommend it.' - Blue Book Balloon; 'The author does an excellent
job of building suspense and setting throughout, and gives us
interesting characters.' - JD DeHart; 'A stunningly different
fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr
Norrell.' - Fine Print; 'Under the Pendulum Sun contains wonders
and terrors, sweet love and brittle disgust. ' - Barnes & Noble
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog; 'Under the Pendulum Sun is a debut novel
from a writer who knows her prose craft.' - Pop-Verse; 'Really
interesting and refreshing.' - Bofinkins (vlog); 'Under the
Pendulum Sun is fantastic and I can't wait to see what Jeannette
Ng writes next.' --Pretty Terrible
About the Author
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Jeannette Ng is originally from Hong Kong but now lives in
Durham, UK. Her MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies fed into
an interest in medieval and missionary theology, which in turn
spawned her love for writing gothic fantasy with a theological
twist. She runs live roleplay games and is active within the
costuming community, running a popular blog.