The king of infinite space

In this lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical physicist, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father. Meet Ben Dane: brilliant, devastating, devote...

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Main Author: Faye, Lyndsay (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2021]
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Summary:In this lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical physicist, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father. Meet Ben Dane: brilliant, devastating, devoted, honest to a fault (truly, a fault). His Broadway theatre baron father is dead-but by purpose or accident? The question rips him apart. Unable to face alone his mother's ghastly remarriage to his uncle, Ben turns to his dearest friend, Horatio Patel, whom he hasn't seen since their relationship changed forever from platonic to something...other. Loyal to a fault (truly, a fault), Horatio is on the first flight to NYC when he finds himself next to a sly tailor who portends inevitable disaster. And who seems ominously like an architect of mayhem himself. Meanwhile, Ben's ex-fiancé Lia, sundered her from her loved ones thanks to her addiction recovery and torn from her art, has been drawn into the fold of three florists from New Orleans-seemingly ageless sisters who teach her the language of flowers, and whose magical bouquets hold both curses and cures. For a price. On one explosive night these kinetic forces will collide, and the only possible outcome is death.
Physical Description:369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780525535898
0525535896
Author Notes:Lyndsay Faye is the author of six critically acclaimed books: Jane Steele , which was nominated for an Edgar for Best Novel; Dust and Shadow ; The Gods of Gotham , also Edgar-nominated; Seven for a Secret ; The Fatal Flame ; and The Paragon Hotel . Faye, a true New Yorker in the sense she was born elsewhere, lives in New York City.