novel

Part of the greatness of the novel is that you finish 1,200 pages and at the end, you still have no idea what “It” is and what it wants.

“You can’t compare it to any other episode, any other period, any other set of events in American history. It is unique and radically novel in distressing ways,” Rakove said.

It was central to the 1818 novel's inception and sections of the story play out across the length of the nation.

Neither the Poseidon nor the Burevestnik were entirely novel - both had first been presented to the world in 2018 as part of a new array of weapons that Putin called "invincible".

Ms. Burton is the author of five books, including the novel “Here in Avalon.”