The Rook: A Novel - Rilegato

O'Malley, Daniel

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ISBN 10: 0316098795 ISBN 13: 9780316098793

Casa editrice: Little, Brown US, 2012

Riassunto

The body you are wearing used to be mine.' So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her. She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of a secret organization called the Chequy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain. She also discovers that she possesses a rare, potentially deadly supernatural ability of her own. In her quest to uncover which member of the Chequy betrayed her and why, Myfanwy encounters a person with four bodies, an aristocratic woman who can enter her dreams, a secret training facility where children are transformed into deadly fighters, and a conspiracy more vast than she ever could have imagined. Filled with characters both fascinating and fantastical, THE ROOK is a richly inventive, suspenseful, and often wry thriller that marks an ambitious debut from a promising young writer.

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"A near-perfect supernatural thriller...Don't start this book unless you've got lots of time, because you won't want to put it down. It's that good."
―David Keymer, Library Journal


"The Rook is going to kick off my Best Books of the Year list. The opening page alone is a gem, and the narrative just keeps getting better...This is wonderful entertainment."
―Charlaine Harris, on her blog


"The Rook has got it all: secret powers, mysterious organizations, dark corners...twisted scientists, and a duck that can see the future...Hands down I have not enjoyed a good supernatural novel this much for quite some time...It's just that good."
―James Floyd Kelly, Wired.com

"A beguiling and inventive first novel...The Rook is expertly written...full of narrative energy."
―David Walton, Cleveland Plain Dealer


"A creative mix of suspense, the supernatural, and espionage thrills. It's loaded with dry wit and doesn't take itself too seriously...Certainly one of the most unusual stories you will read this year."
―Christian DuChateau, CNN.com

"Great, rattling fun, as if Neil Gaiman took Buffy the Vampire Slayer and crossed it with Torchwood... Throughout a rip-roaring narrative, O'Malley off-handedly weaves deadpan humor."
―Joyce Saenz Harris, Dallas Morning News


"Adroitly straddles the thin line between fantasy, thriller, and spoof....O'Malley is a nimble writer, effortlessly leaping back and forth between comedy and action."―David Pitt, Booklist

"Peppered with sly humor, referential social commentary, and the ironic, double-layered self-awareness that will have genre fans believing Buffy the Vampire Slayer has joined Ghostbusters."―Kirkus

"Wholly refreshing...If you like Harry Potter, Buffy, X-Men, or any assorted series that mixes humor and the supernatural, you'll probably love The Rook."
―Alex Zalben, MTV Geek


"Impressive....Dry wit, surprising reversals of fortune, and a clever if offbeat plot make this a winner."―Publishers Weekly

Descrizione del libro:

A quick-witted, genre-bending and wildly imaginative thriller about the secret organization keeping England - and the world - safe from supernatural threats (one staff meeting at a time).

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• Editore: Little, Brown US
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0316098795
• ISBN 13: 9780316098793
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 496