Description
Fine transgressive novel of swordplay and intrigue in the Riverside district, an urban labyrinth of the late eighteenth century (but not of our world). Something of a sequel to Swordspoint (1987). Kushner’s great contribution to contemporary fantasy is the attitude (not dissimilar to the toughness of the cyberpunks), enchanting the Regency world and articulating very modern concerns — sex, identity, and language — in this altered historical space
