From true weird fiction visionary Jeff Noon comes the fourth book in this Philip K. Dick Award-nominated mystery series.
From true weird fiction visionary Jeff Noon comes the fourth book in this Philip K. Dick Award-nominated mystery series, as private eye John Nyquist
In the year 1960, rock and roll star Vince Craven hires private eye John Nyquist in his strangest case yet: to track down Vince's image, long lost in a city of million borders.
“One of our finest writers...Within Without is a tour de force of surrealist SF”
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SFX Magazine"Feels like an instant cult novel: a weird, psychedelic, literate and literary mystery that weaves a giddy web of confusion and style... An intoxicating and rewarding experience"
– Aurealis Magazine“A disturbing and bizarre journey by one of the great masters of weird fiction.”
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Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of
Children of Time on
A Man of Shadows“Clocks and watches form a recurrent motif in this artful, eerie novel that infuses the mystery genre with symbolism and soul.”
– Financial Times on A Man of Shadows“Noon is the Lewis Carroll of Manchester’s housing estates"
– The Times“Noon is a fiercely urban writer."
– New Statesman“Noon’s blend of quirky ideas, striking prose and imaginative characterisations establishes him as one of the most original voices in imaginative fiction.”
– Booklist“Let’s call him the first of the psychedelic fantasists.”
– Time Out“Humorous, horrific and wildly original… an imaginative masterpiece.”
– Library Journal on A Man of Shadows“Intriguingly textured, reliably witty and inventive, Noon’s whirling purposeful fantasy packs a full whallop.”
– Kirkus Reviews"Classic Jeff Noon weirdness with a beautifully crafted mystery at its heart."
– Starburst Magazine“It’s a heady psychedelic mix, packed with literary allusions, which brilliantly explores notions of self-identity, personal awareness and how we fit into our own stories.”
– The Guardian on The Body Library“Rich, inventive and recommended.”
– Sci-Fi Now on The Body Library“By writing a novel set in literature itself the author has created a new psychedelic meta-genre as well as a fantastic story that sticks in the mind long after the novel itself is read.”
– British Fantasy Society on The Body Library
