The Foot on the Crown
$24.90
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2026
Summary
Set during the Dark Ages (a time about which we know next to nothing), this is a story of London - a story that’s filled with myths reimagined, legends retold, seductions, executions, deceits, betrayals and perhaps - just perhaps - a little hope; a posthumous work of maverick genius from the unmistakable, mischievous imagination of the creator of Bryant & May.
It is said a legend is just a beautiful lie…
In the second half of the first millennium, the legends say that Lond…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804992579 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804992577 |
| Author: | Christopher Fowler |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 351g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
A twist on Mervyn Peake’s gothic masterpiece, Gormenghast …there is huge narrative energy in the plotting and a vast tapestry of characters … The Foot on the Crown caps a dazzling career. – Suzi Feay * SPECTATOR *
While the fantasy genre may rule the roost at present, it’s clear from just a few pages … that The Foot on the Crown might have shaped the current genre had it appeared earlier. Exhilarating, panoramic, sporting the kind of eccentricity of characterisation that was always the writer’s stock in trade, this might almost be called a final peroration to a spectacular career. – Barry Forshaw * CRIMETIME *
Praise for Christopher Fowler * : *
Wit and wisdom that make every page turn. * Starburst *
Beautiful, magical and moving. * Daily Mail *
Quirky, touching, profound and utterly original…a gripping page-turner. * Peter James *
About The Author
Christopher Fowler
Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld, Spanky, The Sand Men and Hot Water. He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak, plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London, Bryant and May’s singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris was awarded the Crime Writers Association’s coveted ‘Dagger in the Library’ for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023.
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