A stranger in Olondria
Published in 2012, A stranger in Olondria is a ghost story novel by Sofia Samatar. It deals with books and reading and mystics.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 16 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.
It runs to roughly 300 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About A stranger in Olondria
Jevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a distant land where books are as common as they are rare in his home. When his father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly selling trip to Olondria, Jevick's life is as close to perfect as he can imagine. But just as he revels in Olondria's Rabelaisian Feast of Birds, he is pulled drastically off course and becomes haunted by the ghost of an illiterate young girl. In desperation, Jevick seeks the aid of Olondrian priests and quickly becomes a pawn in the struggle between the empire's two most powerful cults. Yet even as the country shimmers on the cusp of war, he must face his ghost and learn her story before he has any chance of becoming free by setting her free: an ordeal that challenges his understanding of art and life, home and exile, and the limits of that seductive necromancy, reading.
Awards & lists
- ✦Nebula Awards 2014 — Best Novel (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 2014 — Best Novel (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2014 — Best First Novel (nominee)
- 🏆British Fantasy Awards 2014 — Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel (winner)
Quick answers
Who wrote A stranger in Olondria?
A stranger in Olondria was written by Sofia Samatar and first published in 2012.
What genre is A stranger in Olondria?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.
How long is A stranger in Olondria?
The median edition has 300 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to A stranger in Olondria?
Readers who like it often enjoy Grave Peril, I Shall Wear Midnight and Ghost Story.
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