Gentlemen of the Road

Every page holds a twist, while the prose is rich, but perfect in its control, and its calibration between the poetic and the exotic … readers might feel that they have reached the book equivalent of the Promised Land. - The Times

It’s been a while since I had such fun reading a book … It’s like dipping into a leather-bound chronicle full of exciting legends and reminded me of the fathomless pleasure with which I used to read as a child. I was rapt. - Daily Telegraph

From the opening sentence of this rip-roaring, swashbuckling yarn, you know you’re in the hands of a master … That level of brio, invention and panache continues at breakneck pace throughout … smart, clever and stylish - Scotland on Sunday

A rip-roaring ride of a novel - Independent on Sunday

Intricate and exuberant … It’s hard to resist its gathering momentum, not to mention the sheer headlong pleasure of Chabon’s language. - New York Times Book Review

a celebration of male friendship - Sunday Telegraph

great fun - Sunday Times