Summary
Anyone who enjoyed David Mitchell’s CLOUD ATLAS or was gripped by the film Inception will love this bravura and mind-bending novel in which we are taken deep into the mystery of who killed the enigmatic rock star Luce - if, indeed she really died …
The story begins at a secret gig by the most famous unknown band in the world, and follows its unnamed narrator across decades and continents from psychedelic London to the wild deserts of Nevada, from the back streets of Haight-As…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848543348 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848543344 |
| Author: | L.R. Fredericks |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 852g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 164mm x 46mm |
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Critics Review
A richly ambitious debut novel … one cannot help but be swept away by Fredericks’ bold intentions– Financial Times
Reviews for FATE:
Fredericks brilliantly absorbs the detail of eighteenth-century cities, country, clothes, food, theatre, music and architecture. This fast-paced fiction transcends the genre - Historical Novels ReviewThis is very special … An epic historical novel with magical undertones as a man searches across Europe for the elixir of life. It’s 18th-century drama full of science, adventure and mystery on a grand scale. Wonderful stuff, highly recommended. - The Bookseller - Ones to WatchA sublimely enjoyable book that will leave you filled with wonder - A vivid, exciting portrait of the eighteenth-century world … beautifully written - Funny, enthralling, action-packed… Lord Damory is a kind, generous scientist and polymath, but most of all, Ms Fredericks has blessed him with an excellent sardonic, sarcastic wit and sense of irony - A love story, an adventure, bringing historical fiction and fantasy together… it’s something a little bit special. - Science, magic and history all combine seamlessly to make this novel a genuine thing of beauty. It’s utterly unique. Add to this Fredericks’ impressive elegance of narrative, and you’ve got a real winner. Can’t recommend it highly enough - Praise for Farundell, L. R. Fredericks’ first novel: Farundell is a marvellously dark and intricate literary gothic novel. The style is elegant and engaging and the storyline compelling. This is an author to watch.About The Author
L.R. Fredericks
L. R. Fredericks lives in Somerset. She is the author of two novels in the loosely linked Time and Light sequence, Farundell, which was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club First Novel Award, and Fate. Both are available in paperback from Hodder.
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