The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood
Joseph Ford /// Photographer Ben Wood author pic.
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Re-issue 2026- front cover image in Public Domain.
Credit-Title: Moonlight, Wood Island Light
Artist: Winslow Homer c/o The Metropolitan Museum of Art NY
‘A flawless meditation on creativity and the psychic toll it takesNot only is it beautifully written, but there's a bloody good twister of a plot that rewards you well beyond the final page’ -- Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist
‘Stunning … Wood has created one of the most moving and human characters in recent fiction’ -- Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven
‘A curious, bewitching and beguiling book that manages to be both profoundly moving and as gripping and unputdownable as a thriller. Outstanding’ -- SJ Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
‘An intelligent examination of creativity, psychology, and a riveting mystery … this ambitious novel will haunt the imagination long after the final page’ * Independent on Sunday *
‘A resounding achievement … Absorbing, rich, beautiful’ * Guardian *
‘Exhilarating. A masterfully paced and suspenseful read’ * Independent *
‘Wood has lost none of his ability to combine suspense with striking images. His fiction is playfully experimental, but never loses sight of its primary purpose: to entertain’ * Daily Telegraph *
‘Stunning … Wood has created one of the most moving and human characters in recent fiction’ -- Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven
‘A curious, bewitching and beguiling book that manages to be both profoundly moving and as gripping and unputdownable as a thriller. Outstanding’ -- SJ Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
‘An intelligent examination of creativity, psychology, and a riveting mystery … this ambitious novel will haunt the imagination long after the final page’ * Independent on Sunday *
‘A resounding achievement … Absorbing, rich, beautiful’ * Guardian *
‘Exhilarating. A masterfully paced and suspenseful read’ * Independent *
‘Wood has lost none of his ability to combine suspense with striking images. His fiction is playfully experimental, but never loses sight of its primary purpose: to entertain’ * Daily Telegraph *
Benjamin Wood was born in 1981 and grew up in Merseyside. He is the author of five acclaimed novels, including the 2025 Booker-longlisted Seascraper. His works have been shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, the Commonwealth Book Prize, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, the RSL Encore Award ,the CWA Gold Dagger Award and the European Union Prize for Literature. In 2014, he won France's Prix du Roman Fnac. He is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at King's College, London, and lives in Surrey with his wife and sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781471126727 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471126722 |
| Title | The Ecliptic |
| Author | Benjamin Wood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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