The Somnambulist (GOLLANCZ S.F.)

Jonathan Barnes

ISBN 10: 0575082143 / ISBN 13: 9780575082144

Published by Gollancz, 2008

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Ex-library book, usual markings. WATER DAMAGED but still useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Somnambulist (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575082143
• ISBN 13: 9780575082144
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

'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.

About the Author

Jonathan Barnes graduated from Oxford University with a First in English Literature. He is a remarkable new novelist, and a brilliant, quirky writer, who lives and works in London and is a regular contributor to The Times Literary Supplement.