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Description for The Domino Men
Paperback. An extraordinary, grotesque and quirky tale - the stranges events of The Somnambulist echo down the years into present day London Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. A fine reading copy
A young man discovers a manuscript and so begins a bizarre tale that brings together his grandfather, every conspiracy theory you've ever heard about the royal family and the true story about where the power of Number 10 really lies.
Readers of The Somnambulist may well recoginise the characters kept within a chalk circle in a cellar beneath Downing Street.
With a gallery of vividly grotesque characters, a gleefully satiric take on modern life and a playful and highly literate style, this is an amazingly readable literary fantasy.
In his sequel to the crazed Victoriana of The ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gollancz London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Gollancz S.F.
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575082311
SKU
KRS0016428
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes is a remarkable new novelist, and a brilliant, quirky literary writer. He lives in Surbiton, and this is his second novel.
Reviews for The Domino Men
This is what great satire should be ¿ a spin on the power elite in politics and government. On top of that, it has a galloping pace and makes for a truly engrossing read.
Brigid Cherry
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Brigid Cherry
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