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The Paradox (Oversight Trilogy)
Charlie Fletcher
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Description for The Paradox (Oversight Trilogy)
Paperback. The Paradox is a gothic fantasy adventure that will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman, A Discovery of Witches and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, from the author of The Oversight Series: Oversight Trilogy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332.
The last members of the secret society known as the Oversight still patrol the border between the natural and supernatural, holding a candle to the darkness. But the society's new members are unproven, its veterans weary and battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies to London, and surprising new allies from across the sea. But most surprising of all are revelations about the Oversight's past, secrets that will expose the true peril of the world in which their friends Sharp and Sara are trapped - the riddle of the Black Mirrors, and what lies beyond. And the catastrophic ... Read more
The last members of the secret society known as the Oversight still patrol the border between the natural and supernatural, holding a candle to the darkness. But the society's new members are unproven, its veterans weary and battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies to London, and surprising new allies from across the sea. But most surprising of all are revelations about the Oversight's past, secrets that will expose the true peril of the world in which their friends Sharp and Sara are trapped - the riddle of the Black Mirrors, and what lies beyond. And the catastrophic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orbit
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oversight Trilogy
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780356502885
SKU
V9780356502885
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99-50
About Charlie Fletcher
Charlie Fletcher is a screenwriter and children's author living in Edinburgh. His Stoneheart trilogy has been translated into a dozen languages and the film rights have been sold to Paramount. The first volume, Stoneheart, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase award and longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His stand alone novel for children, Far Rockaway, was published last ... Read more
Reviews for The Paradox (Oversight Trilogy)
Utterly enthralling: Charles Dickens meets Susanna Clarke
Lou Morgan A remarkable combination of British folklore, brisk pacing and wide-ranging imagination
Kirkus Reviews on The Oversight
A richly atmospheric and intensely readable slice of Victoriana, with a splendidly eerie sense of the way the unearthly lies cheek-by-jowl with the mundane
Adam Roberts on The Oversight Richly atmospheric ... Read more
Lou Morgan A remarkable combination of British folklore, brisk pacing and wide-ranging imagination
Kirkus Reviews on The Oversight
A richly atmospheric and intensely readable slice of Victoriana, with a splendidly eerie sense of the way the unearthly lies cheek-by-jowl with the mundane
Adam Roberts on The Oversight Richly atmospheric ... Read more