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Creeping Jenny Jeff Noon

Creeping Jenny By Jeff Noon

Creeping Jenny by Jeff Noon


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From the Philip K Dick Award Shortlisted-author, comes the third Nyquist Mystery...

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Creeping Jenny: A Nyquist Mystery by Jeff Noon

In the winter of 1959, privateeye John Nyquist arrives in the village of Hoxley-on-the-Hale with only apackage of cryptic photographs, and the frail hope of finding an answer to aquestion he's been asking since his childhood.But the villagers offer littlehelp, as each day brings a twisted new rule in the name of a different Saintthat they, and Nyquist, must follow. And there are whispers of the return ofthe Tolly Man, an avatar of chaos in a terrible mask...As Nyquist struggles todistinguish friend from foe, and the Tolly Man draws nearer, he must race to finallysettle the one mystery he has never been able to solve: the disappearance ofhis father.From the singular imagination of Jeff Noon comes this dark tale of folk horror in the Philip K. Dick Award-nominated John Nyquist series.File Under: Horror Fantasy [ Everyday Saints | Not the Ravens | Fatherland | Written in Blood ]

Creeping Jenny Reviews

It's a heady psychedelic mix, packed with literary allusions, which brilliantly explores notions of self-identity, personal awareness and how we fit into our own stories. Rich, inventive and recommended. A moody, grimy, ruthlessly funny read... its sense of play and sly manipulation of reader expectations - about metafiction, weird fiction, and noir - is still quite the trip. By writing a novel set in literature itself the author has created a new psychedelic meta-genre as well as a fantastic story that sticks in the mind long after the novel itself is read. The Body Library is a brilliant piece of writing that does a satisfying job of merging noir, magical realism, and a love of all things literary. A disturbing and bizarre journey by one of the great masters of weird fiction. Noon has written a kaleidoscopic noir novel of dizzying dream logic. Clocks and watches form a recurrent motif in this artful, eerie novel that infuses the mystery genre with symbolism and soul. Wonderful and uniquely absorbing. Noon is the Lewis Carroll of Manchester's housing estates. Noon is a fiercely urban writer. [He] reflects the energy of the rave generation: the hammer and twist of the music, the language of the computer games addict and the buzz of technology. Noon's blend of quirky ideas, striking prose and imaginative characterisations establishes him as one of the most original voices in imaginative fiction. Let's call him the first of the psychedelic fantasists. A virtual wonderland. Humorous, horrific and wildly original... an imaginative masterpiece. Observes most of the conventions of cyberpunk fiction [yet] its imagery is insistently organic, and owes more to the underground pharmacology of the rave scene than to the world of hard wired chips and user interface. Intriguingly textured, reliably witty and inventive, Noon's whirling purposeful fantasy packs a full whallop. outstanding paranormal mystery Classic Jeff Noon weirdness with a beautifully crafted mystery at its heart.

About Jeff Noon

JEFF NOON is an award-winning British novelist, short story writer and playwright. He won the Arthur C Clarke Award for Vurt, the John W Campbell award for Best New Writer, a Tinniswood Award for innovation in radio drama and the Mobil prize for playwriting. He was trained in the visual arts, and was musically active on the punk scene before starting to write plays for the theatre. His previous book, The Body Library, was nominated for the Philip K Dick Award.

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CIN0857668404VG
9780857668400
0857668404
Creeping Jenny: A Nyquist Mystery by Jeff Noon
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Watkins Media Limited
2020-04-01
312
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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