The Affinity Bridge: A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation - Couverture souple

Mann, George

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9781783298273: The Affinity Bridge: A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation

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ISBN 10 : 1783298278 ISBN 13 : 9781783298273

Editeur : Titan Books Ltd, 2015

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Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London. Airships soar in the skies, whilst ground trains rumble through the streets. But beneath this shiny veneer of progress lurks a sinister side. Queen Victoria is kept alive by a primitive life-support system while her agents Sir Maurice Newbury and his assistant Miss Veronica Hobbes, do battle with enemies of the crown, both physical and supernatural...

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Revue de presse :

'Mann is at the forefront of the new generation of UK genre movers and shakers.' SFRevu.com 'The author does a superb job of recreating nineteenth century London...a thoroughly engaging story.' SF Signal 'Mann is leading the charge.' The Guardian 'Fans of Alan Moore's work will likely enjoy Mann's depiction of Victorian asylums, slums, aristocratic soirees and things that go bump in the night.' Strange Horizons 'A carefully plotted and entertaining steampunk mystery.' SciFi.com '[Mann] has a sharp talent for writing and a surplus of enthusiasm for the genre' Sci Fi Now 'Highly, highly recommended' fantasybookcritic.com --fantasybookcritic.com

The book soars along at a swift and near relentless pace, incorporating zombies, ghosts, action, mystery and implied glimmers of artificial intelligence --Starburst Magazine

This is a great book either individually or as part of the set, that will have crime, history and fantasy readers all crying out for more! --Bookshelf Butterfly

Biographie de l'auteur :

George Mann is the author of the Newbury and Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well as numerous short stories, novellas and audiobooks. He has written fiction and audio scripts for the BBC's Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy. He lives near Grantham, UK.

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