The Somnambulist
Author | : Jonathan Barnes |
Publisher | : Gollancz |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2008-09-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780575086067 |
ISBN-13 | : 0575086068 |
Rating | : 4/5 (068 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Somnambulist written by Jonathan Barnes and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Be warned. This book has no literary merit whatsoever. It is a lurid piece of nonsense, convoluted, implausible, peopled by unconvincing characters, written in drearily pedestrian prose, frequently ridiculous and wilfully bizarre. Needless to say, I doubt you'll believe a word of it.' So starts the extraordinary tale of Edward Moon, detective, his silent sidekick the Somnambulist and a devilish plot to recreate the apocalyptic prophecies of William Blake and bring the British Empire crashing down. With a gallery of vividly grotesque characters, a richly evoked setting and a playful highly literate style this is an amazingly readable literary fantasy and a brilliant debut.