- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez | Sun 2nd JuneThe Beacham, Darlinghurst, NS
"Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds.
The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace.
But that god cannot be contained forever.
With the aid of Jun, a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past, and Keema, an outcast fighting for his future, the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children, the triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have imagined.
Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity, legacy, and belonging, The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before."
- From "The Spear Cuts Through Water" (Penguin Random House)
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Welcome to our new members! There is no pressure to have read the book in order to attend (if you don't mind the spoilers). Please be sure to register for either the Saturday or the Sunday Book Club events (not both), in order to let everyone have a chance to RSVP. If you would like to attend both sessions, please send us a message!
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Book list: https://tinyurl.com/book-read-list
Discussion prompts: https://sites.google.com/view/sydney-book-club/prompts
Discord chat download: Discord app download
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Would you like to be a little more involved with the club's activities?
Let us know via message or on Discord if you have any ideas for meetups that people would enjoy, or would like to help with organising the Book Club.
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez | Sat 8th JuneThe Beacham, Darlinghurst, NS
"Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds.
The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace.
But that god cannot be contained forever.
With the aid of Jun, a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past, and Keema, an outcast fighting for his future, the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children, the triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have imagined.
Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity, legacy, and belonging, The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before."
- From "The Spear Cuts Through Water" (Penguin Random House)
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Welcome to our new members! There is no pressure to have read the book in order to attend (if you don't mind the spoilers). Please be sure to register for either the Saturday or the Sunday Book Club events (not both), in order to let everyone have a chance to RSVP. If you would like to attend both sessions, please send us a message!
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Book list: https://tinyurl.com/book-read-list
Discussion prompts: https://sites.google.com/view/sydney-book-club/prompts
Discord chat download: Discord app download
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Would you like to be a little more involved with the club's activities?
Let us know via message or on Discord if you have any ideas for meetups that people would enjoy, or would like to help with organising the Book Club.