I Hear A New World
The Brand New Fantastical Historical Novel from Icon Alan Moore 'Extraordinary' Susanna Clarke, bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
'Extraordinary' Susanna Clarke, bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
A continuation of The Great When; a dark and beguiling tour through the streets of London - fictional and real - by a legend of modern fantasy
Itās 1958. A time of Rock and Roll, of protest, riot and changeā¦ and London is full of danger. Dennis Knuckleyard is finally growing up, and above all he wants to leave the Great When in the past. For nine years, heās avoided so much as thinking about the magical shadow version of London, managing even to palm off what shouldāve been his last souvenir of that experience ā an iron key he secretly brought back.
But while Dennis may believe heās done with the Great When, itās not done with him. The unsuspecting rube now in possession of the key has discovered its magical properties, bringing forth mythic, occult beings into Dennisās London and sparking riots in the capital. Worse still, Dennis hears his first love Grace has returned to the Great When to investigate strange happenings in both cities.
Desperate to keep Grace safe and return London to normal, Dennis follows her back into the hidden city. But once it has him back, The Great When will not let him go away again so easily. He and Grace must fight to set things right or forever lose everything.
Electrifying, absurd, magical and more true than you might believe, I Hear A New World takes the reader back to Long London for a thrilling and fantastical second instalment.
Praise for The Great When: the first book in a new series by Sunday Times-bestseller and icon, Alan Moore.
'A breathless time-travelling classic. Savage, humane, comic, terrifying' Iain Sinclair
āBrilliant and so powerfully imaginativeā Adam Curtis
'A weird book and a complete joy' Mariana EnrĆquez
'Extraordinary . very funny . It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience' Susanna Clarke
The Brand New Fantastical Historical Novel from Icon Alan Moore 'Extraordinary' Susanna Clarke, bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
'Extraordinary' Susanna Clarke, bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
A continuation of The Great When; a dark and beguiling tour through the streets of London - fictional and real - by a legend of modern fantasy
Itās 1958. A time of Rock and Roll, of protest, riot and changeā¦ and London is full of danger. Dennis Knuckleyard is finally growing up, and above all he wants to leave the Great When in the past. For nine years, heās avoided so much as thinking about the magical shadow version of London, managing even to palm off what shouldāve been his last souvenir of that experience ā an iron key he secretly brought back.
But while Dennis may believe heās done with the Great When, itās not done with him. The unsuspecting rube now in possession of the key has discovered its magical properties, bringing forth mythic, occult beings into Dennisās London and sparking riots in the capital. Worse still, Dennis hears his first love Grace has returned to the Great When to investigate strange happenings in both cities.
Desperate to keep Grace safe and return London to normal, Dennis follows her back into the hidden city. But once it has him back, The Great When will not let him go away again so easily. He and Grace must fight to set things right or forever lose everything.
Electrifying, absurd, magical and more true than you might believe, I Hear A New World takes the reader back to Long London for a thrilling and fantastical second instalment.
Praise for The Great When: the first book in a new series by Sunday Times-bestseller and icon, Alan Moore.
'A breathless time-travelling classic. Savage, humane, comic, terrifying' Iain Sinclair
āBrilliant and so powerfully imaginativeā Adam Curtis
'A weird book and a complete joy' Mariana EnrĆquez
'Extraordinary . very funny . It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience' Susanna Clarke
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The Brand New Fantastical Historical Novel from Icon Alan Moore 'Extraordinary' Susanna Clarke, bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
'Extraordinary' Susanna Clarke, bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
A continuation of The Great When; a dark and beguiling tour through the streets of London - fictional and real - by a legend of modern fantasy
Itās 1958. A time of Rock and Roll, of protest, riot and changeā¦ and London is full of danger. Dennis Knuckleyard is finally growing up, and above all he wants to leave the Great When in the past. For nine years, heās avoided so much as thinking about the magical shadow version of London, managing even to palm off what shouldāve been his last souvenir of that experience ā an iron key he secretly brought back.
But while Dennis may believe heās done with the Great When, itās not done with him. The unsuspecting rube now in possession of the key has discovered its magical properties, bringing forth mythic, occult beings into Dennisās London and sparking riots in the capital. Worse still, Dennis hears his first love Grace has returned to the Great When to investigate strange happenings in both cities.
Desperate to keep Grace safe and return London to normal, Dennis follows her back into the hidden city. But once it has him back, The Great When will not let him go away again so easily. He and Grace must fight to set things right or forever lose everything.
Electrifying, absurd, magical and more true than you might believe, I Hear A New World takes the reader back to Long London for a thrilling and fantastical second instalment.
Praise for The Great When: the first book in a new series by Sunday Times-bestseller and icon, Alan Moore.
'A breathless time-travelling classic. Savage, humane, comic, terrifying' Iain Sinclair
āBrilliant and so powerfully imaginativeā Adam Curtis
'A weird book and a complete joy' Mariana EnrĆquez
'Extraordinary . very funny . It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience' Susanna Clarke
