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Amid a seamless tapestry of erotic passion, thwarted ambition, and mythic horror, Imajica picks out the brightly colored threads of three memorable characters: John Furie Zacharias, known as Gentle, a master forger whose own life is a series of lies; Judith Odell, a beautiful woman desired by three powerful men, but belonging to none of them; and Pie ‘oh’ Pah, a mysterious assassin who deals in love as well as death. United in a desperate search for the heart of a universal mystery, all three discover that the truth lies in a place as mysterious as the face of God and as secret as the human soul. They discover the Imajica:
The Imajica: five Dominions, four bound together—reconciled with one another—and one, the Earth, forever cut off from her brothers, her inhabitants living in ignorance on the edge of a sea of possibilities, an ocean of mystery and magic. Only a very few know of the Imajica, and of those, many are frightened. For a time is coming, a time of great risk, a time of great promise. A time of Reconciliation.
It happens only once every two hundred years—a shining, mystical moment in which Earth can be reunited with the other four Dominions. As Judith, Gentle, and Pie race to capture that moment, other forces are gathering to keep the Earth locked up forever in the darkness that surrounds her.
Their quest will carry them on an epic journey through all five Dominions, from the barbaric, glittering city of Yzordderrex to the haunted peaks of the Jokalaylau mountains, from the hallowed walls of Patashoqua to the very border of the greatest mystery of all: the First Dominion, on the other side of which lies the Holy City of the Unbeheld, where either their highest hopes or deepest fears will be realized.
None of them will remain unchanged by the journey. Nor will the reader who accompanies them. Imajica is a novel of vast panoramas and intimate, obsessive passions; of visionary splendors and heart-stopping terrors. It is also a book of revela-tions. Long after you have turned the final page, you will be yearning for its wonders, and believing they are just a breath away.
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2 primary booksImajica is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by Clive Barker.
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I have to side with the naysayers on this one. I usually really enjoy Clive Barker but Imajica seems stuffed with excess that suffocates the main story line. Having reached its end, the through line is a great idea and could have made for a fantastic novel if the approach had been more focused. Easily half the book involves situations and characters that don't seem to add anything to the story and I kept waiting for the plot to meander its way back to where it was going - again and again. Clive Barker has deemed Imajica “unfilmable” and I think that's partly a recognition of the problem. It's fantastical representation and exploration of christianity is really well thought out and at it's core would make for an equally interesting film but in it's current form it involves far too much pointless meandering that would flummox filmgoers just as much as it did me.
« Qualifier Clive Barker d'“écrivain d'horreur” reviendrait à qualifier les Beatles de groupe de musique garage... Il est le grand conteur de notre époque. Il connaît non seulement nos plus grandes peurs, mais sait aussi ce qui nous ravit, nous excite, et ce qu'il y a de vraiment sacré en ce monde. Sa prose est tour à tour bizarre, obsédante et superbe. » Quentin Tarantino « Le talent de Clive Barker me laisse sans voix. Il donne l'impression que le reste d'entre nous n'a fait que dormir ces dix dernières années. » Stephen King Bienvenue dans le monde fantastique et envoûtant d'Imajica... Imajica est un récit épique sans comparaison : vaste dans sa conception, détaillé à l'extrême dans son exécution et apocalyptique dans son dénouement. Au cœur de cet univers foisonnant se trouve un artiste à la beauté vénéneuse, Gentle, dont la vie est bouleversée lorsqu'il fait deux rencontres. Celle de Judith Odell, une femme qui a le pouvoir caché d'influer sur le destin des hommes. Et celle de Pie'oh'pah, un mystérieux assassin, issu d'une dimension parallèle. Cette dimension forme l'une des cinq strates qui composent l'immense système d'Imajica. Des mondes totalement différents de celui que l'on connaît, mais qui sont peuplés, dominés et hantés par des espèces intimement connectées aux nôtres. Alors que Gentle, Judith et Pie'oh'pah sillonnent Imajica, ils remontent la piste d'une série de crimes, de disparitions et de trahisons qui changeront leur perception de la réalité pour toujours... « Imajica est un récit à couper le souffle à la fois épique et métaphysique : le maître s'est surpassé. » Kirkus Reviews Prix Julia Verlanger
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