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Drood
Dan Simmons
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Description for Drood
Paperback. Sealed for one hundred and twenty-five years, Wilkie Collins's scribbled words launch a feverish descent into the underbelly of Victorian London as he is dragged into Charles Dickens's pursuit of a spectral figure known only as Drood. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 524.
'I am in awe of Dan Simmons' Stephen King
This story shall be about my friend (as at least about the man who was once my friend) Charles Dickens and about the accident that took away his peace of mind, his health, and, some might whisper, his sanity...
In 1865 Charles Dickens, the world's most famous writer, narrowly escapes death in the Staplehurst Rail Disaster. He will never be the same again. A public hero for rescuing survivors, he slowly descends into madness as he hunts the individual he believes to be responsible for the carnage: a spectral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Quercus
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
525g
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847249326
SKU
V9781847249326
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About Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an outstanding commercial talent. He has won the Hugo award, the World Fantasy Award, the Locus award (three times) and the Bram Stoker award. He lives in Colorado. Dan Simmons was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1948, and grew up in various cities and small towns in the Midwest. He received his Masters in Education from ... Read more
Reviews for Drood
I am in awe of Dan Simmons
Stephen King
Peopled by characters worthy of Dickens novel .... a fascinating book that adds to the speculative writings about the Victorian author's last and unfinished work. A must-read for all Dickens and Wilkie Collins admirers
Daily Mail
A rich and strange book... the pages fly by
Daily ... Read more
Stephen King
Peopled by characters worthy of Dickens novel .... a fascinating book that adds to the speculative writings about the Victorian author's last and unfinished work. A must-read for all Dickens and Wilkie Collins admirers
Daily Mail
A rich and strange book... the pages fly by
Daily ... Read more