Oligarchy Av Scarlett Thomas

If you knew a book was cursed, would you read it?When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can''t believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas,...

At forty-one, Scarlett Thomas was a successful novelist and academic. She''d quit smoking, gotten healthier, settled down with a partner. Then her beloved dog died. One of her three fathers died of a heroin overdose and the other two were diagnosed...

The third in the thrilling Worldquake sequence, packed with adventure, Midwinter spells and missing cats

The mindmelting classic of puzzles, maths and globalisation from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y