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The Absolute Book

Pre-order this extraordinary contemporary fantasy, a spellbinding mix of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, American Gods and His Dark Materials `MIND-BLOWING` LAINI TAYLOR `ASTOUNDING` FRANCIS SPUFFORD `GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN` DEBORAH HARKNESS Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she`s forgotten so much.Now it`s all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister`s murder.And something called The Absolute Book.A book in which secrets are written – and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth.She is the hunted . . .The Absolute Book is a tale of sisters, ancient blood, a forgotten library, murder, revenge and a book that might just have the answer to everything. PRAISE FOR THE ABSOLUTE BOOK: `Contains multitudes, spanning the geographies of Canada, Britain and New Zealand; the cosmologies of fairies, demons and angels; and the genres of thriller, domestic realism and epic fantasy . . . I`m in awe of it` NEW YORK TIMES Review of Books `Intricately plotted and gorgeously written, THE ABSOLUTE BOOK has something for everyone . . . Here is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful` DEBORAH HARKNESS, author of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES `Gorgeous. The payoffs and reveals are mind-blowing` LAINI TAYLOR, author of DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE `An angelic book, an apocalyptic book, an astounding book` FRANCIS SPUFFORD