The Quick: A Novel

The Quick: A Novel

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYÂ SLATE â€¢Â Includes an exclusive conversation between Lev Grossman and Lauren Owen

For fans of Anne Rice, The Historian, and The Night Circus, an astonishing debut, a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London
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1892: James Norbury, a shy would-be poet newly down from Oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Through this new friendship, he is introduced to the drawing-rooms of high society and finds love in an unexpected quarter. Then, suddenly, he vanishes without a trace. Alarmed, his sister, Charlotte, sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister, labyrinthine London that greets her, she uncovers a hidden, supernatural city populated by unforgettable characters: a female rope walker turned vigilante, a street urchin with a deadly secret, and the chilling â€œDoctor Knife.â€ But the answer to her brotherâ€™s disappearance ultimately lies within the doors of the exclusive, secretive Aegolius Club, whose predatory members include the most ambitious, and most bloodthirsty, men in England.
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In her first novel, Lauren Owen has created a fantastical world that is both beguiling and terrifying. The Quick will establish her as one of fictionâ€™s most dazzling talents.
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Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Readerâ€™s Circle for author chats and more.

â€œA suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist.â€â€”Kate Atkinson

â€œA cracking good read . . . Owen takes the gothic conventions of the vampire novel in a refreshing new direction.â€â€”Deborah Harkness, author ofÂ A Discovery of WitchesÂ andÂ The Book of Life
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â€œA good old-fashioned vampire novel . . . What fun.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review (Editorâ€™s Choice)
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â€œThe Quick is that rare book that reviewers and readers live for: both plot- and character-driven, a stay-up-all-night reading romp. . . . This is elegant, witty, force-of-nature writing.â€â€”The Dallas Morning News
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â€œThe bookâ€™s energy, its wide reach and rich detail make it a confident example of the â€˜unputdownableâ€™ novel.â€â€”The Economist
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â€œA seamless blend of Victorian London and rich imagination.â€â€”Tana French, author of In the Woods
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â€œA thrilling tale . . . This book will give you chills even on a hot day.â€â€”Minneapolis Star Tribune
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â€œStylishly sinister . . . will have you sleeping with the lights on.â€â€”O: The Oprah Magazine
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â€œA sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre.â€â€”Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall
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â€œA big, sly bucketful of the most tremendous fun . . . [Owen] weaves whatâ€™s here with whatâ€™s beyond as easily as J. K. Rowling does.â€â€”Slate
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â€œ[An author of] prodigious gifts . . . Owen captures Dickensâ€™s London with glee and produces a number of characters Dickens would be happy to call his own.â€â€”Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-06-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-06-17
Format	Kindle eBook

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