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![]() | The Pox Party (2006) (The first book in the Octavian Nothing series) A novel by M T Anderson |
A gothic tale becomes all too shockingly real in this mesmerizing magnum opus by the acclaimed author of FEED.
It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother — a princess in exile from a faraway land — are the only persons in their household assigned names. As the boy's regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house scholars with her beauty and wit, young Octavian begins to question the purpose behind his guardians' fanatical studies. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments — and his own chilling role in them. Set against the disquiet of Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's extraordinary novel takes place at a time when American Patriots rioted and battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
Genre: Historical
It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother — a princess in exile from a faraway land — are the only persons in their household assigned names. As the boy's regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house scholars with her beauty and wit, young Octavian begins to question the purpose behind his guardians' fanatical studies. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments — and his own chilling role in them. Set against the disquiet of Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's extraordinary novel takes place at a time when American Patriots rioted and battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
Genre: Historical
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Hardback Editions
January 2011 : Library Binding
| Title: The Pox Party (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation) Author(s): M. T. Anderson ISBN: 0-606-20500-4 / 978-0-606-20500-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing, Traitor To The Nation, Volume I (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 1-4178-0768-7 / 978-1-4178-0768-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1, the Pox Party Author(s): M. T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7862-9552-X / 978-0-7862-9552-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2006 : Hardback
| Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7636-2402-0 / 978-0-7636-2402-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Candlewick Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7636-5376-4 / 978-0-7636-5376-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Candlewick Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2009 : Paperback
| Title: ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING: VOLUME I, THE POX PARTY (Novel-Tie) Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7675-4395-5 / 978-0-7675-4395-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Learning Links Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7636-3679-7 / 978-0-7636-3679-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Candlewick Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: v. 1 Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 1-84428-211-2 / 9781844282111 (UK edition) Publisher: Walker Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
January 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party Author(s): M.T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7393-3862-5 / 978-0-7393-3862-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
January 2011 : Unknown
| Title: THE POX PARTY By Anderson, M. T. (Author) Paperback on 25-Jan-2011 Author(s): M. T. Anderson Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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