Enter the completely insane world of Fat Charlie Nancy and his family, friends and enemies. Suspend your disbelief, marvel at murderous theatrical agents, ghosts, a godlike father, a sort of imaginary brother, and remember that the spiders have all the stories.
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This is a gothic fantasy thriller packaged in a big, big book. So set some time aside for it because I guarantee you won't be able put it down. A sort of 'Fingersmith' meets 'Frankenstein' with touches of black humour that are entirely 21st century.
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An epic debut tale of immortality with the obsessive love affair between Lanny and Jonathan at its heart. The mesmerising, strange and compelling story moves effortlessly from past to present spanning two centuries and two continents with scenes of brutality, magic and decadence along the way. One to keep you up at night and be glad that it is not possible to live forever!
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Vibrant and exhilarating urban fantasy: there's an undercurrent of sheer joy to Matthew Swift's quest for the shadow that hunts him. Kate Griffin has the sorcerer's gift of seeing life in overlooked places. I'll never feel the same way about pigeons and automatic telephone menus again! And, I'm looking forward to reading the sequel, 'The Midnight Mayor'.
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Brilliant apocalyptic novel set 25 yrs in the future in which purple salt becomes the source of all riches and all evil as the salt is mined and workers exploited. Told backwards in time, mainly using correspondence, this sometimes makes the story difficult to follow. My advice is don’t struggle to understand it too much. Just enjoy for the sheer inventiveness and writing! Great book.
London in the 1700s - what a romping good time was had by many a male (providing you were rich of course). Money just didn't buy you power - it also bought you prostitutes and mistresses aplenty. This story is a veritable mixture of delights - sex, indecent liaisons, lust, magic, ghosts, really likeable characters all topped off with a smattering of feminism well before its time. Catherine Cookson this isn't - but a fabulous read it is.
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Not for the faint-hearted, this is a thrilling, disturbing, bewildering ride. In future Nigeria, aliens, mutants, re-animates and government conspirators move the plot along three timelines. If you like your SF noir as ink, you will love it. If you are squeamish, run a mile!
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Enter the dark side of a fairy tale, where violence is shocking and characters are real human beings who pay the cost of their choices. In this retelling of Snow White and Rose Red, an abused young woman retreats into her dream world, only to find that peace too comes at a price. Moving, beautiful and, in the end, life-affirming, this magical story will linger in your heart.
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I loved these surreal and quirky short stories. Naomi Ishiguro has the knack of making the dream-like seem remarkably normal and feasible.
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Second title in an engaging series - but can be read as stand alone. This time we are in chaos-riddled Venice searching for a dragon and being chased by fae. As such, Cogman writes for those who want to immerse themselves in a series and it is necessary to dive into this world if you are to enjoy the mystery, intrigue, and fantasy that Irene’s quests for the magical, powerful Library entail.
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