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Birds of Paradise

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Many millennia after the fall of Eden, Adam, the first man, wanders Earth burdened by endless strife and loss. The Garden of Eden has been deconstructed and scattered, its immortal inhabitants hiding in plain sight. As fragments of the Garden begin reappearing, Adam, joined by Eden's undying exiles and guided by animals like Magpie and Owl, embarks on a perilous journey across America and the British Isles to reclaim the pieces and prevent mankind from exploiting Eden. Amidst rising waters, Adam seeks to restore the Garden and, with it, his own fractured life.
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Ideal for readers of speculative fiction who appreciate mythic storytelling blending philosophy with thrilling adventure. Fans of spiritually rich and emotionally resonant narratives will find much to engage with in this imaginative exploration of loss and redemption.

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American Gods meets The Chronicles of Narnia in this adult fantasy about the Biblical Adam recovering the lost pieces of the Garden of Eden.

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Many millennia after the fall of Eden, Adam, the first man in creation, still walks the Earth. Exhausted by the endless death and destruction, he is a shadow of his former hope and glory. And he is not the only one. The Garden was deconstructed, its pieces scattered across the world and its inhabitants condemned to live out immortal lives, hiding in plain sight from generations of mankind.

But now pieces of the Garden are turning up on the Earth. After centuries of loneliness, Adam, haunted by the golden time at the beginning of Creation, is determined to save the pieces of his long-lost home. With the help of Eden's undying exiles, he must stop Eden becoming the plaything of mankind.

Birds of Paradise follows Adam as he journeys across America and the British Isles with Magpie, Owl, and other animals, gathering the scattered pieces of Paradise. As the country floods once more, Adam must risk it all to rescue his friends and his homeβ€”because rebuilding the Garden might be the key to rebuilding his life.

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'Birds of Paradise' sits in a place between Plato and John Wick, a place which frankly I didn't know existed. And it is profoundly human too: whoever has ever known loss will resonate with it.' – Francesco Dimitri, author of The Book of Hidden Things

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789094817

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 April 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Oliver K. Langmead writes speculative fiction. His new verse-novel, Calypso, is published by Titan Books in 2024. His novel, Glitterati, was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award, and named one of New Scientist’s best Science Fiction books of 2022. His previous books include Birds of Paradise, Metronome, and the verse-novel Dark Star, which was named one of the Guardian’s best books of 2015. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and in late 2018 he was the writer in residence at the European Space Agency’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne.

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