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Middlegame

Middlegame

Dark FantasyFantasy
Pages
528
Published
2020
Language
English

Synopsis

Roger is a master of words and languages, understanding the world through the power of story. His twin sister, Dodger, sees the universe entirely through mathematics and numbers. Unbeknownst to them, they are not fully human, but the creations of an alchemist named Reed who designed them to help him ascend to godhood. As the twins begin to realize their unnatural connection and extraordinary abilities, they must survive a dangerous creator who will stop at nothing to claim their power.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousComplex
Multiple POVsComing of AgeFound Family

Genres

Dark Fantasy Fantasy Urban Fantasy

About the author

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Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire (born January 5, 1978, in Martinez, California) is an American author of urban fantasy, science fiction and horror. She writes the October Daye and InCryptid urban fantasy series and the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series under her own name, science fiction and horror as Mira Grant, and the children's portal fantasy "Up-and-Under" series as A. Deborah Baker. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2010 and has since won multiple Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awa...

Characters

Roger MiddletonProtagonist
Dodger CheswichProtagonist
James ReedAntagonist
All characters in Middlegame

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