Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson
Winner of the 2013 World Fantasy Award: a compelling and bewitching first novel, perfect for book groups, that mixes old world magic with modern adventure. 'G. Willow Wilson has a deft hand with myth and magic. You should read what she writes.' Neil Gaiman
An exhilarating techno-thriller but also far more than that.. Wilson has created in this rich, literate novel a profound dialogue between tradition and modernity, belief and non-belief, fairy tale and urban reality. * Guardian *
Brilliant... witty, imaginative and unorthodox in all senses * Observer *
Charming and original * Sunday Telegraph *
Wilson writes beautifully, tells a great story, and even makes computer hackery seem like magic. -- Alison Flood * Sunday Times *
G. Willow Wilson has a deft hand with myth and with magic, and the kind of smart, honest writing mind that knits together and bridges cultures and people. You should read what she writes. * Neil Gaiman *
A Harry Potter-ish action-adventure romance [that] unfolds against the backdrop of the Arab Spring... Improbably charming... A bookload of wizardry and glee. * New York Times *
Wilson works magic... An exuberant fable that has thrills, chills and - even more remarkably - universal appeal * New York Times *
Marvelous... Intoxicating... Hugely entertaining. Wilson has a Dickensian gift for summoning a city and peopling it with memorable characters... True and scary... It doesn't take magical powers to predict it will be one of the year's best-loved books. * Washington Post *
G. Willow Wilson conjures up a tale of literary enchantment, political change, and religious mystery. Open the first page and you will be forced to do its bidding: To read on. * Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked *
Alif the Unseen is a terrific metaphysical thriller, impossible to put down... A multicultural Harry Potter for the digital age. * Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollahs' Democracy and The Ayatollah Begs to Differ *
Brilliant... witty, imaginative and unorthodox in all senses * Observer *
Charming and original * Sunday Telegraph *
Wilson writes beautifully, tells a great story, and even makes computer hackery seem like magic. -- Alison Flood * Sunday Times *
G. Willow Wilson has a deft hand with myth and with magic, and the kind of smart, honest writing mind that knits together and bridges cultures and people. You should read what she writes. * Neil Gaiman *
A Harry Potter-ish action-adventure romance [that] unfolds against the backdrop of the Arab Spring... Improbably charming... A bookload of wizardry and glee. * New York Times *
Wilson works magic... An exuberant fable that has thrills, chills and - even more remarkably - universal appeal * New York Times *
Marvelous... Intoxicating... Hugely entertaining. Wilson has a Dickensian gift for summoning a city and peopling it with memorable characters... True and scary... It doesn't take magical powers to predict it will be one of the year's best-loved books. * Washington Post *
G. Willow Wilson conjures up a tale of literary enchantment, political change, and religious mystery. Open the first page and you will be forced to do its bidding: To read on. * Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked *
Alif the Unseen is a terrific metaphysical thriller, impossible to put down... A multicultural Harry Potter for the digital age. * Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollahs' Democracy and The Ayatollah Begs to Differ *
G. Willow Wilson was born in New Jersey in 1982. After graduating with a degree in History and coursework in Arabic language and literature, she moved to Cairo, where she became a contributor to the Egyptian opposition weekly Cairo Magazine until it closed in 2005. She has written for politics and culture blogs across the political spectrum, and has previously written a graphic novel, Cairo, illustrated by M. K. Perker, and a series of comics based on her own experiences, for D.C. Comics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857895660 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857895664 |
| Title | Alif the Unseen |
| Author | G Willow Wilson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2012-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of WORLD FANTASY AWARD 2013 (UK), Long-listed for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 (UK) |
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