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Dec 1, 2022 · “A fantastical panorama of twists and turns… King’s latest is a masterpiece of storytelling”. — Library Journal, 12/1/22 “The Curator feels a little like Owen King somehow brought a curiosity cabinet to life. There are terrors here, but also marvels and delights, and a set of the most interesting characters I’ve met in some time.
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Mar 6, 2023 · The setting of Owen King’s new picturesque fantasy, “The Curator,” is an unnamed city in an unknown country, on an alternate version of Earth, during an unspecified century earlier than our own.
Mar 7, 2023 · 443 reviews31 followers. April 22, 2023. “The Curator” by Owen King (yes, son of Stephen King) is an historical fantasy about a woman searching for the truth of her brother’s death during a time of political upheaval. I interpreted it to take place on an alternate version of earth to our own, sometime in the past.
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Book Summary. From New York Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine. It begins in an unnamed city nicknamed "the Fairest", it is distinguished by ...
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Mar 6, 2023 · “The Curator,” by Owen King, Scribner, 480 pages, $38.99. Scribner / Anne Raftopoulos photo ... To join the conversation set a first and last name in your user profile. Update Profile.
Mar 10, 2023 · The Curator. by Owen King. Owen King wrote the terrific SLEEPING BEAUTIES with his father, Stephen King, in 2017. Now he is back with his long-awaited solo effort, THE CURATOR, following 2013’s DOUBLE FEATURE. This time, King has left the world of the supernatural behind and leapt freely with both feet into the deep end of the fantasy pool.
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The Curator by Owen King (Hodder & Stoughton, 2023) Reviewed by Phil Nicholls. In his second novel, King has created a fascinating fable that rewards close reading. The Curator has an urban setting that feels like second-world fantasy, but is presented as a fictional city on an island off Europe. King playfully nods at genre conventions by ...