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Beyond Genius Lies Insanity
$45.30
- Paperback
816 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2009
Summary
‘I am in awe of Dan Simmons’ Stephen King
This story shall be about my friend (as at least about the man who was once my friend) Charles Dickens and about the accident that took away his peace of mind, his health, and, some might whisper, his sanity…
In 1865 Charles Dickens, the world’s most famous writer, narrowly escapes death in the Staplehurst Rail Disaster. He will never be the same again. A public hero for rescuing survivors, he slowly descends into madness as he hunts t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847249326 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847249329 |
| Author: | Dan Simmons, Quercus |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 816 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 524g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 142mm x 52mm |
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Critics Review
Readers will race through the pages, drawn by the intricate plot and the proliferation of intriguing psychological puzzles’ Publishers Weekly.
I am in awe of Dan Simmons * Stephen King *
Peopled by characters worthy of Dickens novel …. a fascinating book that adds to the speculative writings about the Victorian author’s last and unfinished work. A must-read for all Dickens and Wilkie Collins admirers * Daily Mail *
A rich and strange book… the pages fly by * Daily Telegraph *
A dazzling journey through a crooked, gaslit labyrinth and a tenebrous portraiture of the tortured minotaurs that dwell within. Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge - the abyss * Guillermo del Toro, film director *
A manic energy that compels shock and awe * Independent *
Readers will race through the pages, drawn by the intricate plot and the proliferation of intriguing psychological puzzles * Publisher’s Weekly *
About The Author
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an outstanding commercial talent. He has won the Hugo award, the World Fantasy Award, the Locus award (three times) and the Bram Stoker award. He lives in Colorado.
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