A Madness Of Angels (Paperback)

YA author Catherine Webb (The Obsidian Dagger, 2008, etc.) takes a pen name for her first adult fantasy.In a contemporary London rife with magic for those who know how to seek it, power can be drawn from the scuttling of rats and the daily rhythms of commuters. Two years ago, Matthew Swift was a sorcerer attuned to these urban magics. Attacked by a mysterious shadow-creature and on the verge of death, Matthew escaped through a pay-phone receiver and joined the blue electric angels, the sentient bits of voice and data inhabiting the telephone wires. Now, Matthew and the angels have returned to his body, and as one multiple being, they search for his murderer and the one who summoned him/them into life. The broad outlines of the plot - a man seeking justice and revenge against a great evil/corrupted father figure - have been utilized many a time, but here they offer an opportunity to display superlative world building. Webb's urban fantasy is authentically gritty, down to the detailed descriptions of restaurants and street corners. She writes with assurance and polish, and her grasp of modern mythology - the magic and the poetry inherent in contemporary life - is strong.A very promising start, and great things seem likely to follow. (Kirkus Reviews)

When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford - Samuel Johnson In fact, Dr Johnson was only half right. There is in London much more than life - there is power. It ebbs and flows with the rhythms of the city, makes runes from the alignments of ancient streets and hums with the rattle of trains and buses; it waxes and wanes with the patterns of the business day. It is a new kind of magic: urban magic. Enter a London where magicians ride the Last Train, implore favours of The Beggar King and interpret the insane wisdom of The Bag Lady. Enter a London where beings of power soar with the pigeons and scrabble with the rats, and seek insight in the half-whispered madness of the blue electric angels. Enter the London of Matthew Swift, where rival sorcerers, hidden in plain sight, do battle for the very soul of the city ...

General

Imprint:	Orbit
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2009
Authors:	Kate Griffin
Dimensions:	196 x 127 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-1-84149-733-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy Promotions
LSN:	1-84149-733-9
Barcode:	9781841497334

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