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The Rook

The Rook

by Daniel O'Malley
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/01/2013

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'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 Checquy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain. She also discovers that she possesses a rare and deadly supernatural ability of her own.

Filled with characters both fascinating and fantastical, The Rook is a richly inventive, suspenseful fantasy. An astonishing debut from a brilliant new voice.
ISBN:
9781908800374
9781908800374
Category:
Fantasy
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-01-2013
Publisher:
Head of Zeus
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
496
Dimensions (mm):
228x145x38mm
Daniel O'Malley

Daniel O'Malley is a 30ish American who grew up in Australia, attended college in the US, and returned to live in Australia as an adult.

He now works for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau in Canberra, writing press releases for government investigations of plane crashes and runaway boats.

The juxtaposition of high drama and Office-like bureaucracy at his job gave him the spark of inspiration for The Rook and subsequent Checquy novels

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