The Somnambulist
Author(s): Jonathan Barnes
'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 Sonambulist and 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.
General Information
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Gollancz
- : 0.244
- : 10 January 2008
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Jonathan Barnes
- : Paperback
- : 308
- : 288
- : Fantasy
More About The Product
An amazing literary fantasy debut. Whether with the League of Extrordinary Gentleman, The Crimson and the White or Arthur and George Victoriana has never been hotter. A beautifully written tale,a fabulously flawed narrator Nothing quite like this on the Gollancz list - perfect literary crossover Perfect for fans of Mark Gatiss' The Vesuvius Club Barnes is a reviewer for, amongst others, the Times Literary Supplement
Jonathan Barnes is a debut novelist. He graduated from Oxford five years ago with a first in English Literature. He has had various jobs in banking but is also a reviewer for numerous literary magazines and papers.
