A globe-trotting, mind-bending, hair-raising triumph. Guardian He is funny, hip and full of life. Which other writer could match his witty elision of fiction and science, of sense and nonsense? This beautiful explosion of adventurous ideas may well take him, finally, beyond the Booker shortlist. The Times If only real life were as elegant and generally encouraging as a Mitchell novel! He writes with scintillating verve and abundance. Daily Telegraph Every page fizzes with energy and humour. Wildly imaginative and truly magical, this is a big, chunky feast of a book. Sunday Mirror Intellectually rigorous and stunningly imaginative ... a rich and dense, inventive and witty thriller which, if you enjoyed Cloud Atlas and Mitchell's other works will leave you completely spellbound Daily Express Dazzling. New York Times Dazzling ... Mitchell's heavy arsenal of talents is showcased in these pages: his symphonic imagination; his ventriloquist's ability to channel the voices of myriad characters from different time zones and cultures; his intuitive understanding of children and knack for capturing their humor.