The Book of Elsewhere

Based on the BRZRKR comic books, "The Book of Elsewhere" is a mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville. It is a philosophical, violent thriller about an immortal soldier pondering the nature of existence. The book combines science fiction, fantasy, parascience, history, and action, offering a philosophical exploration of identity and the meaning of mortality, chaos, and entropy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 23 July 2024
Publisher: Cornerstone

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books. "An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable minds," says William Gibson, author of Neuromancer. "What an extraordinary book!" China Miéville's brilliance as a writer combined with Keanu Reeve's quite magnificently wild imagination make for a compulsive read. Unlike anything else. Boom! Stephen Fry "A gripping, hugely intelligent and beautifully-realised nightmare. It's clever, brilliant and horrifying." Daily Mail "A pulpy, adrenaline-fueled thriller, but it's also a moody, experimental novel about mortality, the slippery nature of time and what it means to be human." New York Times "Bloody fun." Telegraph "Reeves and Mievilles novel turns a (literally) comic book into a meditation on what it means to be truly alive that's both affecting and enigmatic." SFX "A sprawling blend of hi-octane action sequences and philosophical meditations on life, death and immortality that calls to mind Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light... An absorbing combination of sci-fi, mythology and teleology." Irish Times ------------------------------- She said, "We needed a tool. So I asked the gods. There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who's seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he's known simply as "B." And he wants to be able to die. In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossibility of it all becomes clear.

Weight: 566g
Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529150537