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PublisherLittle Brown & Company

ISBN-100316098795

ISBN-139780316098793

eBay Product ID (ePID)109167153

Product Key Features

Book TitleROOK : a Novel

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Paranormal, Thrillers / Espionage, Science Fiction / General, Action & Adventure

Publication Year2012

GenreFiction

AuthorDaniel O'malley

Book SeriesThe ROOK Files Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight26.1 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-019741

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"A creative mix of suspense, the supernatural, and espionage thrills. It's loaded with dry wit and doesn't take itself too seriously...Certainly one of the most unusual stories you will read this year." -- Christian DuChateau , CNN.com, O'Malley's narrative is peppered with sly humor, referential social commentary, and the ironic, double-layered self-awareness that will have genre fans believing Buffy the Vampire Slayer has joined Ghostbusters ., The pace never lets up in this entertaining high-action read....A near-perfect supernatural thriller....Something unexpected happens on almost every page. Don't start this book unless you've got lots of time, because you won't want to put it down. It's that good., "Impressive....Dry wit, surprising reversals of fortune, and a clever if offbeat plot make this a winner."-- Publishers Weekly, Utterly convincing and engrossing---totally thought-through and frequently hilarious. The writing is confident and fully fledged. Even this aging, jaded, attention-deficit-disordered critic was blown away., The pace never lets up in this entertaining high-action read....First-time novelist O'Malley has fashioned a near-perfect supernatural thriller. The heroine is appealing, the villains all monsters or freaks, and something unexpected happens on almost every page. Don't start this book unless you've got lots of time, because you won't want to put it down. It's that good., "Peppered with sly humor, referential social commentary, and the ironic, double-layered self-awareness that will have genre fans believing Buffy the Vampire Slayer has joined Ghostbusters ."-- Kirkus, Impressive....Dry wit, surprising reversals of fortune, and a clever if offbeat plot make this a winner., "Great, rattling fun, as if Neil Gaiman took Buffy the Vampire Slayer and crossed it with Torchwood... Throughout a rip-roaring narrative, O'Malley off-handedly weaves deadpan humor." -- Joyce Saenz Harris , Dallas Morning News, "Adroitly straddles the thin line between fantasy, thriller, and spoof....O'Malley is a nimble writer, effortlessly leaping back and forth between comedy and action."-- David Pitt , Booklist, "A beguiling and inventive first novel... The Rook is expertly written...full of narrative energy." -- David Walton , Cleveland Plain Dealer, " The Rook has got it all: secret powers, mysterious organizations, dark corners...twisted scientists, and a duck that can see the future...Hands down I have not enjoyed a good supernatural novel this much for quite some time...It's just that good." -- James Floyd Kelly , Wired.com, " The Rook is going to kick off my Best Books of the Year list. The opening page alone is a gem, and the narrative just keeps getting better...This is wonderful entertainment." -- Charlaine Harris , on her blog, Impressive debut, a supernatural detective thriller distinguished by its adept use of humor....Dry wit, surprising reversals of fortune, and a clever if offbeat plot make this a winner. Dr. Who fans will find a lot to like., "A near-perfect supernatural thriller...Don't start this book unless you've got lots of time, because you won't want to put it down. It's that good." -- David Keymer , Library Journal, "Wholly refreshing...If you like Harry Potter, Buffy, X-Men, or any assorted series that mixes humor and the supernatural, you'll probably love The Rook." -- Alex Zalben , MTV Geek, Adroitly straddles the thin line between fantasy, thriller, and spoof....O'Malley is a nimble writer, effortlessly leaping back and forth between comedy and action. There's plenty of room here for a sequel that readers will no doubt begin clamoring for before they've even finished this book.

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal823/.92

SynopsisMyfanwy Thomas awakens in a London park surrounded by dead bodies. With her memory gone, she must trust the instructions left by her former in order to survive. She quickly learns that she is a Rook, a high-level operative in a secret agency that protects the world from supernatural threats. But there is a mole inside the organization, and this person wants her dead. Battling to save herself, Myfanwy will encounter a person with four bodies, a woman who can enter her dreams, children transformed into deadly fighters, and terrifyingly vast conspiracy. Suspenseful and hilarious, The Rook is an outrageously imaginative thriller for readers who like their espionage with a dollop of purple slime. "Utterly convincing and engrossing -- -totally thought-through and frequently hilarious....Even this aging, jaded, attention-deficit-disordered critic was blown away."-Lev Grossman, Time, Now a Starz(R) Original Series "Utterly convincing and engrossing---totally thought-through and frequently hilarious....Even this aging, jaded, attention-deficit-disordered critic was blown away." --Lev Grossman, Time Myfanwy Thomas awakens in a London park surrounded by dead bodies. With her memory gone, she must trust the instructions left by her former in order to survive. She quickly learns that she is a Rook, a high-level operative in a secret agency that protects the world from supernatural threats. But there is a mole inside the organization, and this person wants her dead. Battling to save herself, Myfanwy will encounter a person with four bodies, a woman who can enter her dreams, children transformed into deadly fighters, and terrifyingly vast conspiracy. Suspenseful and hilarious, THE ROOK is an outrageously imaginative thriller for readers who like their espionage with a dollop of purple slime.

LC Classification NumberPR9619.4.O52R66 2012