A MADNESS OF ANGELS

• Date de parution : 02/04/2009
• Editeur : Orbit
• EAN : 9781841497334
• Série : (-)
• Support : Poche

• Nombre de pages : 496
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : SF, fantastique & terreur
• Thème : Science Fiction / Fantasy en langue anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford - Samuel JohnsonIn 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... Voir plus

When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford - Samuel JohnsonIn 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 . . .