Farthing (novel)

Farthing (novel)

Infobox Book |
name = Farthing


image_caption = Tor Books hardcover
author = Jo Walton
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series = "Small Change"
genre = Alternate history novel
publisher = Tor Books
pub_date = 8 August 2006
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 320 (hardcover edition)
isbn = ISBN 0765314215 (hardcover edition)
followed_by = Ha'penny

"Farthing" is a science fiction novel written by Jo Walton and published by Tor Books in August, 2006.

Plot summary

The book is a "cozy" or "country house" mystery set inside an alternate history in which the United Kingdom made peace with Nazi Germany (against Winston Churchill's wishes) in 1941. [page 111] Set in 1949 [ [http://www.zorinth.net/bluejo/books/farthing/farfaq.htm The Prize in the Game FAQ ] ] , it revolves around the murder of Sir James Thirkie, architect of the "Farthing Peace." The narrative alternates between the perspectives of Lucy Kahn, daughter of the proprietors of the Farthing estate, and Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Carmichael, the police officer assigned to the case.

A sequel, "Ha'penny", was released in October 2007 by Tor Books. A third novel in the series, "Half a Crown", is set to come out in August 2008, also from Tor.

The "Farthing set" that the story revolves around has been compared to the real-life Cliveden set. [http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/20/farthing-heartrendin.html Farthing: Heart-rending alternate history about British-Reich peace - Boing Boing ] ]

Awards and nominations

It was nominated for a Nebula Award [ [http://www.sfwa.org/news/2007/06nebballot.htm 2006 Final Nebula Award Ballot] ] , a Quill Award [ [http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/02/2007-quills-nominees/ Announcement of Quills nominees at "The Beat"] , 02 June 2007] , the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel [ [http://www2.ku.edu/~sfcenter/campbell-finalists.htm John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalists] , accessed 04 June 2007] , the Locus Award [ [http://www.locusmag.com/2007/04_LocusFinalists.html 2007 Locus Award finalists] ] and the Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

It won the Romantic Times 2006 Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. [ [http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php?year=2006&type=book&level=2 Romantic Times 2006 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners] ]

Publication history

*2006, USA, Tor Books ISBN 0765314215, Pub date 8 August 2006, Hardback
*2007, USA, Tor Books ISBN 076535280X, Pub date 28 August 2007, Mass Market Paperback

ources, references, external links, quotations

Official "Farthing" websites

* [http://www.tor-forge.com/farthing Tor-Forge Books - Farthing]

Reviews of "Farthing"

*cite news | first = Sarah | last = Weinman | title = The what-might-have-been-genre
url = http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bkw-weinman28oct28,1,1770871.story
work = Los Angeles Times | date = 2007-10-28 | accessdate = 2007-12-29


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