The Adjacent
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The Adjacent is a 2013 science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that interweaves multiple timelines and realities in a characteristically intricate, reality-bending narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adjacent canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
World War I or II–era segments
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alternate history ⓘ near-future setting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Gollancz house style artwork (UK edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Tibor Tarent’s wife (photographer)
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magician figure (linked to illusion themes) ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780575075772 (one edition) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Tibor Tarent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
aviation
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geometric or adjacency imagery ⓘ stage magic and illusion ⓘ |
| hasPages | 400-500 (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasStructure | interlinked stories across eras ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
metafictional elements
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reality-bending ⓘ |
| market | adult fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multiple viewpoints
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous, open-ended interpretation
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interweaving multiple timelines and realities ⓘ intricate narrative structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Christopher Priest’s loosely connected "Dream Archipelago" cycle ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | late-period Christopher Priest novel ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Affirmation
NERFINISHED
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The Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prestige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
alternate realities
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multiple timelines ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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illusion and truth ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ the nature of reality ⓘ war ⓘ |
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