Drood by Dan Simmons - ISBN: 9781847249326
Paperback
Dickens hunts a spectral killer beneath London’s shadow.

Drood

Beyond Genius Lies Insanity

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  • Paperback

    816 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2009

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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
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
What They're Saying

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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