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Domino Men by Jonathan Barnes (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061671401
ISBN-139780061671401
eBay Product ID (ePID)69578459
Product Key Features
Book TitleDomino Men
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicUrban, Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Humorous, Thrillers / Historical, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorJonathan Barnes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight18.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-005131
ReviewsBarnes's second novel, a compelling supernatural thriller, shows that his impressive debut, The Somnambulist , was no fluke. …Thanks to Barnes's evocative prose, readers will easily suspend disbelief. Those who enjoy the grafting of fantasy elements onto contemporary urban landscapes will be more than satisfied., Another remarkable outing, an infectious blend of wit, wonder, and the bizarre presented with remarkable style. This is literary fiction for the genre fiction set, or possibly the other way around...genuinely shocking and inventive., If you only read one black comedy with the brains and labyrinthine twists of Vedantic hair-splitting, make it this one....a gripping yarn., Macabre wit and stylistic panache. Parliament should immediately pass a law requiring Barnes to write a sequel., Barnes's second novel, a compelling supernatural thriller, shows that his impressive debut, The Somnambulist, was no fluke. …Thanks to Barnes's evocative prose, readers will easily suspend disbelief. Those who enjoy the grafting of fantasy elements onto contemporary urban landscapes will be more than satisfied., Strange, outrageous, and wonderful ... There is much that is strange, magical, and darkly hilarious about this book ... An original and monumentally inventive piece of work by a writer still in his 20s. Barnes seems to leave himself room for a sequel--a consummation devoutly to be wished., Strange, outrageous, and wonderful … There is much that is strange, magical, and darkly hilarious about this book … An original and monumentally inventive piece of work by a writer still in his 20s. Barnes seems to leave himself room for a sequel—a consummation devoutly to be wished., This promising debut subverts its 19th-century predecessors amusingly. Inventive and often witty. A cabinet crammed with curiosities., Nothing about Barnes's follow-up to The Somnabulist is predictable....The grotesque fantasy world is a riot., Barnes's second novel, a compelling supernatural thriller, shows that his impressive debut, The Somnambulist, was no fluke. .Thanks to Barnes's evocative prose, readers will easily suspend disbelief. Those who enjoy the grafting of fantasy elements onto contemporary urban landscapes will be more than satisfied., Strange, outrageous, and wonderful . There is much that is strange, magical, and darkly hilarious about this book . An original and monumentally inventive piece of work by a writer still in his 20s. Barnes seems to leave himself room for a sequel-a consummation devoutly to be wished., Sneaky, cheeky, and dark in the best possible way, Jonathan Barnes' massively entertaining The Somnambulist manages to make the familiar daringly unfamiliar. I enjoyed the heck out of this novel., "If you only read one black comedy with the brains and labyrinthine twists of Vedantic hair-splitting, make it this one....a gripping yarn." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Unmatched life and verve." -- Washington Post Book World "A fantastic novel." -- Denver Rocky Mountain News "Marvelously imaginative." -- The Onion "Another remarkable outing, an infectious blend of wit, wonder, and the bizarre presented with remarkable style. This is literary fiction for the genre fiction set, or possibly the other way around...genuinely shocking and inventive." -- San Antonio Express-News "Kudos Barnes for another winner that is as funny as it is creepy, as thought provoking as it is entertaining." -- Colorado Springs Independent "Barnes's second novel, a compelling supernatural thriller, shows that his impressive debut, The Somnambulist , was no fluke. ...Thanks to Barnes's evocative prose, readers will easily suspend disbelief. Those who enjoy the grafting of fantasy elements onto contemporary urban landscapes will be more than satisfied." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Nothing about Barnes's follow-up to The Somnabulist is predictable....The grotesque fantasy world is a riot." -- mX Brisbane (Australia) "Strange, outrageous, and wonderful ... There is much that is strange, magical, and darkly hilarious about this book ... An original and monumentally inventive piece of work by a writer still in his 20s. Barnes seems to leave himself room for a sequel--a consummation devoutly to be wished." -- Washington Post "Old school entertainment in the penny-dreadful tradition that almost succeeds in being as sublime as it is ridiculous." -- Entertainment Weekly "A comic extravaganza, deftly plotted, fiendishly clever, and wonderfully funny. Jonathan Barnes combines a love of Victorian absurdity worthy of Edward Gorey with the surrealistic invention of a London-obsessed Garcia Marquez. This parody penny-dreadful is one of the classiest entertainments I've read in a long, long time." -- Christopher Bram, author of Exiles in America "Macabre wit and stylistic panache. Parliament should immediately pass a law requiring Barnes to write a sequel." -- James Morrow, author of The Last Witchfinder and The Philosopher's Apprentice "Magical, dark, beautifully odd-and utterly compelling-this is an astonishing debut." -- Michael Marshall, author of The Intruders "Sneaky, cheeky, and dark in the best possible way, Jonathan Barnes' massively entertaining The Somnambulist manages to make the familiar daringly unfamiliar. I enjoyed the heck out of this novel." -- Jeff Vandermeer "The best fantasy novel of the year." -- Rocky Mountain News "A wonderfully original concoction of grotesque humour and sparkling prose." -- The Guardian "This promising debut subverts its 19th-century predecessors amusingly. Inventive and often witty. A cabinet crammed with curiosities." -- The Observer "A comic extravaganza, deftly plotted, fiendishly clever, and wonderfully funny. . . . One of the classiest entertainments I've read." -- Christopher Bram, author of Exiles in America, A comic extravaganza, deftly plotted, fiendishly clever, and wonderfully funny. Jonathan Barnes combines a love of Victorian absurdity worthy of Edward Gorey with the surrealistic invention of a London-obsessed Garcia Marquez. This parody penny-dreadful is one of the classiest entertainments I've read in a long, long time., “Sneaky, cheeky, and dark in the best possible way, Jonathan Barnes’ massively entertaining The Somnambulist manages to make the familiar daringly unfamiliar. I enjoyed the heck out of this novel.�, Kudos Barnes for another winner that is as funny as it is creepy, as thought provoking as it is entertaining., “Nothing about Barnes’s follow-up to The Somnabulist is predictable....The grotesque fantasy world is a riot.�, “Barnes’s second novel, a compelling supernatural thriller, shows that his impressive debut, The Somnambulist , was no fluke. &Thanks to Barnes’s evocative prose, readers will easily suspend disbelief. Those who enjoy the grafting of fantasy elements onto contemporary urban landscapes will be more than satisfied.�, Sneaky, cheeky, and dark in the best possible way, Jonathan Barnes' massively entertaining THE SOMNAMBULIST manages to make the familiar daringly unfamiliar. I enjoyed the heck out of this novel., Old school entertainment in the penny-dreadful tradition that almost succeeds in being as sublime as it is ridiculous., Barnes's second novel, a compelling supernatural thriller, shows that his impressive debut, The Somnambulist , was no fluke. ...Thanks to Barnes's evocative prose, readers will easily suspend disbelief. Those who enjoy the grafting of fantasy elements onto contemporary urban landscapes will be more than satisfied., A comic extravaganza, deftly plotted, fiendishly clever, and wonderfully funny. . . . One of the classiest entertainments I've read.
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Synopsis"An infectious blend of wit, wonder, and the bizarre presented with remarkable style." -- San Antonio Express-News Jonathan Barnes, author of The Somnambulist, outdoes himself in outrageous invention with The Domino Men . Fans of Neil Gaiman, Jasper Fforde, Susanna Clarke, Matt Ruff, and Douglas Adams will not want to miss this quirky and compelling tale of intrigue, conspiracy, and general oddness. Think The Office meets James Bond fighting aliens with a healthy dollop of H.P. Lovecraft horror thrown in for good measure--and that's only half the fun of Barnes's wonderfully bizarre The Domino Men., "An infectious blend of wit, wonder, and the bizarre presented with remarkable style." -San Antonio Express-News Jonathan Barnes, author of The Somnambulist, outdoes himself in outrageous invention with The Domino Men. Fans of Neil Gaiman, Jasper Fforde, Susanna Clarke, Matt Ruff, and Douglas Adams will not want to miss this quirky and compelling tale of intrigue, conspiracy, and general oddness. Think The Office meets James Bond fighting aliens with a healthy dollop of H.P. Lovecraft horror thrown in for good measure-and that's only half the fun of Barnes's wonderfully bizarre The Domino Men., "An infectious blend of wit, wonder, and the bizarre presented with remarkable style." --San Antonio Express-News Jonathan Barnes, author of The Somnambulist, outdoes himself in outrageous invention with The Domino Men. Fans of Neil Gaiman, Jasper Fforde, Susanna Clarke, Matt Ruff, and Douglas Adams will not want to miss this quirky and compelling tale of intrigue, conspiracy, and general oddness. Think The Office meets James Bond fighting aliens with a healthy dollop of H.P. Lovecraft horror thrown in for good measure--and that's only half the fun of Barnes's wonderfully bizarre The Domino Men.
LC Classification NumberPR6102.A768D66 2009
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