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14%OFFSam Munson - The War Against the Assholes - 9781472151551 - V9781472151551
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The War Against the Assholes

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Description for The War Against the Assholes Paperback. Contemporary fantasy meets true crime when schools of ancient sorcery go up against the art of the long con in this dark coming-of-age novel from the author of The November Criminals. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: YFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Mike Wood is a teenager at a decidedly unprestigious Catholic school in Manhattan, accustomed to solving problems using brawn rather than brains. One day, his nerdy classmate Hob Callahan persuades him to read a mysterious old book of unknown authorship, The Calendar of Slights. On the face of things, the book is a guide to performing clever card tricks; but in fact, it is a test for recruiting new members to join a secret cell of radical magicians. Amazingly, Mike passes with flying colours unlocking not only his potential magic powers - ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
216g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472151551
SKU
V9781472151551
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99-10

About Sam Munson
Sam Munson is the author of The November Criminals and The War Against the Assholes. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, n+1, The Times Literary Supplement, The Wall Street Journal, The National, The Daily Beast, Commentary, Tablet, The New York Observer, The Utopian, and numerous other publications.

Reviews for The War Against the Assholes
I would give a thumbs up merely for the title alone: Fortunately, there's more to the book than the fabulous title
John Scalzi Lev Grossman's The Magicians series on acid
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Somehow Sam Munson has you believing in his urban-teen-grift-noir-magician-brawl from paragraph one. WAR AGAINST THE ASSHOLES is original, sharp and mean and it crackles with attitude ... Read more

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