Author:Walter Moers,John Brownjohn
Optimus Yarnspinner, a young Zamonian writer, inherits very little from his beloved godfather apart from an unpublished short story by an unknown author. This manuscript proves to be such a superb piece of writing that he can't resist the temptation to investigate the mystery surrounding the author's identity. The trail takes him to the City of Dreaming Books.
After falling under the spell of this book-obsessed metropolis; Yarnspinner also falls into the clutches of its evil genius, Pfistomel Smyke, who treacherously maroons him in the city's labyrinthine catacombs. He finds himself in a subterranean world where reading books can be genuinely dangerous, where ruthless Bookhunters fight to the death for literary gems and the mysterious Shadow King rules a murky realm populated by Booklings, one-eyed beings whose vast library includes live books equipped with teeth and claws.
Walter Moers transports us to a magical world where reading is still a genuine adventure, where books can not only entertain people but also drive them insane or even kill them. Only those intrepid souls who are prepared to join Optimus Yarnspinner on his perilous journey should read this book. We wish the rest of you a long, safe, unutterably dull and boring life!
Moers' creative mind is like J. K. Rowling's on Ecstasy
—— Detroit Evening NewsMarvellously fantastical
—— Sunday ExpressA yarn of drollery, deeper meaning and sheer lunacy
—— Rolling StoneFull of splendid disjointed moments, in which tropes from the picturesque squalor of the historical thriller are relocated into a satiric future
—— Times Literary SupplementDarkly comic
—— Daily ExpressMore wild fun from the outrageously talented bright young thing
—— ScotsmanThis is the most profound of Warner's books
—— GuardianIncredibly impressive debut novel
—— Independent on SundayBrilliant ... In a hilarious portrayal of the ups and downs of being wife No.2, The Second Wives Club puts paid to the stereotype of the wicked stepmother once and for all
—— SunThis is the perfect holiday read but would be just as entertainiing on the commute to work as accompanying you pool side
—— handbag.comSecond wives form a club to bitch about their husbands and in-laws in this compelling read
—— heatGoodwin does an excellent job...a bleak, clever, complex and utterly compelling thriller with the grip of a pitbull.
—— YORKSHIRE POSTBeautifully written...Idiosyncratic and highly enjoyable
—— GOOD BOOK GUIDENorth London gangland life and a very nasty murder mystery, but this highly compulsive, unputdownable novel is so much more...The events are extraordinary and the finale very disturbing and the reading experience is one of best I've had for a long time.
—— SARAH BROADHURST , THE BOOKSELLERIntense and deeply disturbing, Sweet Gum is the kind of story you can't help wishing...was strictly confined to the pages of a book. But it's not - this is real life in a modern world: a seedily contemporary world of criminals, lap-dancing, drugs, perversion, prostitution and betrayal. Written by a journalist known for her investigations into the crime underworld, Sweet Gum brilliantly captures the sense of the London streets with a scintillating nastiness that's totally addictive. Unputdownable
—— IRISH EXAMINERDeliciously bittersweet...vividly evoked...an assured, ambitious and inventive work
—— MSLEXIABrisk and wry intelligence...there is a constant wit and genuine sparkle of language at work here
—— SUNDAY TRIBUNEHer reputation as a gifted novelist will be assured...Sweet Gum balances a visceral portrait of modern evil with an ambitious work on the themes of redemption, love and justice which is both refreshing and strangely nostalgic.
—— THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
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