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Views of an Imaginary City 11: Along the Terenfi Canal

Posted on January 26, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Nachilaterenfi (“Canal of Flowers”) connects the Imperial Canal to Rejoma Bay. It is so named because, in its early days, before its surroundings became one of the most built-up areas of the capital, the banks of the canal were … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 7: Tizabu Park and Tizabu Prison

Posted on January 12, 2021 by julian peters comics

Sensuka, to be sure, is a place of endless fascination and delight. It can also, however, be a singularly heartless place. When one enters Sensuka Harbour and first looks out upon the colonnaded wharves and polychrome marble facades rising from … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 6: Dastazuriki in the Little Switzerland Neighbourhood

Posted on December 28, 2020 by julian peters comics

Western traders first arrived in Sensuka soon after the city’s founding by the emperor Bulodi I as his new imperial capital. Two decades later, however, following a moral panic over the corrupting influence of Western values, religious beliefs, and food, … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 2: The Teposensuki or “Lovers’ Bridge”

Posted on November 18, 2020 by julian peters comics

The Teposensuki (“Sensuka Bridge”) is the widest and most monumental of the bridges spanning the Juminta River in the central area of the city known as the Kadini (“Nest”). It is also notable for being the sole bridge in the … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 1: Entering Sensuka Bay

Posted on November 12, 2020 by julian peters comics

Entering Sensuka Bay In this opening print of the series, the viewer is transported onto the deck of one of the steam-powered ferries linking Sensuka to Kadonde, on the other side of the Golden Strait. The steamer is rounding the … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City VIII – A Neighbourhood Best Avoided after Dark

Posted on October 29, 2013 by julian peters comics

A Neighbourhood Best Avoided after Dark It’s a strange thing about those old narrow streets by the river in the eastern part of the Sofluri district. By day, the area is really quite picturesque and charming, with its cobbled passageways, its … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City IV – View of Rilito Harbour

Posted on October 1, 2013 by julian peters comics

View of Rilito Harbour The Sensuka suburb of Rilito is built around a fine harbour that has long made it a centre of the local fishing industry. In the last decade, however, the neighbourhood has acquired an unexpected fashionableness, owing … Continue reading →

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