{"product_id":"the-great-when-a-long-london-novel-hardcover","title":"The Great When: A Long London Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in an enthralling new fantasy series about murder, magic, and madness in post-WWII London.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf this London is what they call the Smoke, then that place is the Fire...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital stumbles Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, a figment from another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDennis has stumbled on a book from the Great When, a magical version of London beyond time and space, where reality blurs with fiction and concepts such as Crime and Poetry are incarnated as wondrous, terrible beings. But this other, magical London must remain a secret: if Dennis cannot find a way to return this book to where it belongs, he risks repercussions, such as his body being turned inside out (or worse). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins a journey delving deep into the city's occult underbelly and tarrying with an eccentric cast of sorcerers, gangsters, and murderers - some from legend, some all too real, and all with plans of their own. Soon Dennis finds himself at the centre of an explosive series of events that may alter and endanger both Londons forever... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Novel by \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR.org, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReactor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is widely regarded as the best and most influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works include \u003ci\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Girls, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe League of Extraordinary Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand story collection, \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born in Northampton, England and has lived there ever sinc\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.49 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52024341201197,"sku":"9781635578843","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-great-when-a-long-london-novel-hardcover-9590920.webp?v=1777428129","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-great-when-a-long-london-novel-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}