The Minority Council, 9780356500638
Paperback
Midnight Mayor battles fairy dust, mystical vandals, and deadly magic.

The Minority Council

a matthew swift novel

$26.10

  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    27 February 2012

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Summary

The Midnight Mayor’s Mess: A Matthew Swift Novel

Matthew Swift, sorcerer and Midnight Mayor, believes he’s in control. But London, as always, has other ideas. The city is plagued by problems: rampant drug use, teenage vandalism, and a surge in violent crime. Apathy was once Swift’s default setting, but now he’s responsible for cleaning up this mess.

The situation escalates when the latest drug craze involves fairy dust, manufactured by exploiting humans. Vandalism takes a da…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780356500638
ISBN-10:0356500632
Series:Matthew Swift Novels
Author:Kate Griffin
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Orbit
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:27 February 2012
Weight:299g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 30mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for the Matthew Swift series: “London’s magic has seldom if ever been brought to life so electrifyingly and convincingly.” — Mike Carey“I’m fully convinced that Kate Griffin is a literary sorceress. She weaves the most intricate spells with clever, artful, snarky, luxurious prose, characters who are both painfully human and gloriously badass, and settings so magical you forget they’re real places. When I get my hands on a new Kate Griffin book I put down everything else. She’s just that good.” — N.K. Jemisin“Griffin’s novel mixes fantasy and reality into a plot that brings to mind Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere”.” — RT Book Reviews“Griffin’s lush prose and chatty dialogue…create a wonderful ambiance.” — Publishers Weekly“I love a lot of things about this book….the narration has meat and vitality, and it sings. Griffin’s updating of magic is simply brilliant.” — Charles de Lint“You need to read this series. Hands down.” — BSCReview.com“Quite possibly the best urban fantasy novel I had ever read.” — Robwillreview.com “The people are complex and compelling. It’s these characters, and the interplay between them, that help the novel shine” - SFX “Griffin has nailed it… fun” - SciFi Now

About The Author

Kate Griffin

Kate Griffin is the name under which Carnegie Medal-nominated author, Catherine Webb, writes fantasy novels for adults. Catherine’s amazing debut, MIRROR DREAMS, was written when she was only fourteen years old and garnered comparisons with Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman.

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