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    A Madness of Angels (Paperback) By (author) Kate Griffin

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    Short Description for A Madness of AngelsA compelling, original blend of fantasy, noir and urban magic, by a bold new voice in modern fantasy.
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    • Publisher: Orbit
    • Published: 02 April 2009
    • Format: Paperback 496 pages
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    • Categories: Fantasy
    • ISBN 13: 9781841497334 ISBN 10: 1841497339
    • Sales rank: 103,994

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  • When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford - Samuel Johnson In fact, Dr Johnson was only half right. There is in London much more than life - there is power. It ebbs and flows with the rhythms of the city, makes runes from the alignments of ancient streets and hums with the rattle of trains and buses; it waxes and wanes with the patterns of the business day. It is a new kind of magic: urban magic. Enter a London where magicians ride the Last Train, implore favours of The Beggar King and interpret the insane wisdom of The Bag Lady. Enter a London where beings of power soar with the pigeons and scrabble with the rats, and seek insight in the half-whispered madness of the blue electric angels. Enter the London of Matthew Swift, where rival sorcerers, hidden in plain sight, do battle for the very soul of the city ...