A stranger in Olondria

by Sofia Samatar

2012 299 pages eng ★ 3.2 (6 ratings)

Jevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a distant land where books are as common as they are rare in his home. When his father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly selling trip to Olondria, Jevick's life is as close to perfect as he can imagine. But just a…