{"product_id":"gogmagog-the-first-chronicle-of-ludwich-paperback","title":"Gogmagog: The First Chronicle of Ludwich - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Noon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Beard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the highly celebrated and award-winning authors Jeff Noon and Steve Beard comes \u003ci\u003eGogmagog\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in adventurous seafaring duology, perfect for fans of Mervyn Peake.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journey through the sixty-mile long ghost of a dragon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Cady Meade, captain of the steam-launch, Juniper. In her heyday she carried people and goods on the river Nysis, from the thriving seaports of the estuary into Ludwich, the capital city. But that was years ago. Now she's drunk, holed up in a rundown seaside resort, telling her bawdy tales for shots of rum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll this changes, when two strangers seek her out, asking for transport: a young girl, very ill, and in grave danger, and an artificial being of singular character with secrets hidden inside his crystal skull. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the Nysis is unlike any other river. Few can navigate its channels, whirlpools and sandbanks; few know of the ravenous creatures that lurk beneath the surface. And Cady's glory days are well behind her now...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFF NOON\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning British novelist, short story writer and playwright. He won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for his debut novel \u003ci\u003eVurt\u003c\/i\u003e, the John W Campbell award for Best New Writer, a Tinniswood Award for innovation in radio drama, and the Mobil prize for playwriting. He was trained in the visual arts, and was active on the punk scene before starting to write plays. His John Nyquist novels for Angry Robot, beginning with \u003ci\u003eA Man of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, combine science fiction and the mystery genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVE BEARD \u003c\/b\u003eis an art writer and speculative fiction author. Bruce Sterling calls him \"a thorny weed in the parking lot of postmodernity\". An extract from his cult 1990s novel \u003ci\u003eDigital Leatherette\u003c\/i\u003e will appear in \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Cyberpunk \u003c\/i\u003eand his collection of Borgesian short stories \u003ci\u003ePop Heresiarchs\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330716963053,"sku":"9781915202826","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/kVr3nyVMOt9781915202826.webp?v=1784936536","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/gogmagog-the-first-chronicle-of-ludwich-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}