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The year is 1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon, and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. But scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell, whose displays of magic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London, he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French. Yet the cautious, fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms that between England and France. And their own obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine.
Publication Year: 2006
so Piranesi is like my fav book oat. so naturally i wanted to read more of susanna clarkes work. she unfortunately only has like 2 other books. i was v excited to get into this book. magicians in 1800s UK trying to restore magic in England and defeat the ravenking. or so I thought. it is probably 10% magic and 90% politics and drama. it is not what I expected in the slightest. but it is charming, it is good. just a little odd. i kind of didn't know wtf was going on for a good 70% of my time reading it but I think I was enjoying myself. Susanna Clarke does write thing into existemacr. you can't help but to just believe everything she writes. i would recommend this book to few people I know. but it is still a great book nonetheless.
0so Piranesi is like my fav book oat. so naturally i wanted to read more of susanna clarkes work. she unfortunately only has like 2 other books. i was v excited to get into this book. magicians in 1800s UK trying to restore magic in England and defeat the ravenking. or so I thought. it is probably 10% magic and 90% politics and drama. it is not what I expected in the slightest. but it is charming, it is good. just a little odd. i kind of didn't know wtf was going on for a good 70% of my time reading it but I think I was enjoying myself. Susanna Clarke does write thing into existemacr. you can't help but to just believe everything she writes. i would recommend this book to few people I know. but it is still a great book nonetheless.
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