Description
Product ID: | 9781781089101 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Angel of the Crows |
Authors: | Author: Katherine Addison |
Page Count: | 464 |
Subjects: | Fiction and Related items, Fiction & related items, Crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime & mystery, Historical mysteries |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Welcome to London, 1888. Angels walk the Earth, and when they Fall, devastation follows. Back from the Afgan wars, Dr J. H. Doyle finds rooms on Baker Street with the curious Crow, a most complex Angel and consulting detective. Together, they will face the most heinous of crimes and puzzling of cases, all the while confronting their own inner darkness. A must for fans of supernatural Victoriana, Sherlock Holmes, and historical crime! This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting. London 1888. Angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and werewolves walk the streets with human beings in a well-regulated truce. A utopia, except for one thing: Angels can Fall, and that Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical worlds. Dr J. H. Doyle returns to London having been wounded in Afghanistan by a Fallen, and finds himself lodging in Baker Street with the enigmatic angel Crow. But living with a rogue angel is not so easy; the pair find themselves drawn into the supernatural and criminal worlds of London, from a man kidnapped by a vampire nest to Jack the Ripper''s horrific murders. Besides Doyle''s nightmares, there is the lingering worry that Crow might Fall... |
Imprint Name: | Solaris |
Publisher Name: | Rebellion Publishing Ltd. |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-05-27 |