by SusannaClarke (Author)
Susanna Clarke's novel is an epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who emerge to change its history. In the year 1806, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England -- until the reclusive Mr Norrell reveals his powers and becomes a celebrity overnight. Another practising magician emerges: the young and daring Jonathan Strange. He becomes Norrell's pupil and the two join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic and soon he risks sacrificing not only his partnership with Norrell, but everything else he holds dear.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 1024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1408803445
ISBN 13: 9781408803448
Book Overview: *Winner of the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award, longlisted for the Man/Booker Prize for Fiction 2004, shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award, this is the first new look for the modern classic All three books in the series contain new introductions by Neil Gaiman Published in time for Hallowe'en and dark winter nights, all three books in the series are high-spec paperbacks with black-edged pages