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In 1949, eight years after the "Peace with Honor" was negotiated between Great Britain and Nazi Germany by the Farthing Set, England has completed its slide into fascist dictatorship. Then a bomb explodes in a London suburb. The brilliant but politically compromised Inspector Carmichael of Scotland Yard is assigned the case. What he finds leads him to a conspiracy of peers and communists, of staunch King-and-Country patriots and hardened IRA gunmen, to murder Britain's Prime Minister and his new ally, Adolf Hitler. Against a background of increasing domestic espionage and the suppression of Jews and homosexuals, an ad-hoc band of idealists and conservatives blackmail the one person they need to complete their plot, an actress who lives for her art and holds the key to the Fuhrer's death. From the ha'penny seats in the theatre to the ha'pennys that cover dead men's eyes, the conspiracy and the investigation swirl around one another, spinning beyond anyone's control. In this brilliant companion to "Farthing," Welsh-born World Fantasy Award winner Jo Walton continues her alternate history of an England that could have been, with a novel that is both a critique of the classic detective novels of the thirties and forties, and an allegory of the world we live in today.

About the Author :
Jo Walton won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer on publication of her debut novel "The King's Peace." Her novel "Tooth and Claw" won the World Fantasy Award. A native of Wales, she lives in Montreal.

Review :
"Like meticulously nested Matroyshka dolls, both "Farthing" and "Ha'Penny" reveal complex arguments layered in their elegantly structured narratives." --Sarah Weinman, "Los Angeles"" Times ""A literary "Guernica"--a top-notch thriller set in a terrified Britain that is all too willing to trade freedom for security, and which gets neither." --Cory Doctorow on "Ha'Penny" “Like meticulously nested Matroyshka dolls, both "Farthing" and "Ha'Penny" reveal complex arguments layered in their elegantly structured narratives.” —Sarah Weinman, "Los Angeles"" Times "“A literary "Guernica"—a top-notch thriller set in a terrified Britain that is all too willing to trade freedom for security, and which gets neither.” —Cory Doctorow on "Ha’Penny" "Like meticulously nested Matroyshka dolls, both "Farthing" and "Ha'Penny" reveal complex arguments layered in their elegantly structured narratives." --Sarah Weinman, "Los Angeles"" Times ""A literary "Guernica"--a top-notch thriller set in a terrified Britain that is all too willing to trade freedom for security, and which gets neither." --Cory Doctorow on "Ha'Penny" "Stunningly powerful.While the whodunit plot is compelling, it's the convincing portrait of a country's incremental slide into fascism that makes this novel a standout. Mainstream readers should be enthralled as well." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Farthing" "If le Carre scares you, try Jo Walton." --Ursula K. Le Guin on "Farthing" "A stiff-upper-lip whodunit boasting political intrigue and uncomfortable truths about anti-Semitism." --"Entertainment Weekly" "Packs a considerable wallop." --"Kirkus Reviews" "Amazing. One of the most compelling and chilling books of the year." --"Romantic Times BookReviews" " Stunningly powerful.While the whodunit plot is compelling, it ' s the convincing portrait of a country ' s incremental slide into fascism that makes this novel a standout. Mainstream readers should be enthralled as well. " -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Farthing & nbsp; " If le Carr e scares you, try Jo Walton. " --Ursula K. Le Guin on Farthing & nbsp; " A stiff-upper-lip whodunit boasting political intrigue and uncomfortable truths about anti-Semitism. " -- Entertainment Weekly & nbsp; " Packs a considerable wallop. " -- Kirkus Reviews & nbsp; " Amazing. One of the most compelling and chilling books of the year. " -- Romantic Times BookReviews " Stunningly powerful.While the whodunit plot is compelling, it' s the convincing portrait of a country' s incremental slide into fascism that makes this novel a standout. Mainstream readers should be enthralled as well." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Farthing" " If le Carre scares you, try Jo Walton." --Ursula K. Le Guin on "Farthing" " A stiff-upper-lip whodunit boasting political intrigue and uncomfortable truths about anti-Semitism." --"Entertainment Weekly" " Packs a considerable wallop." --"Kirkus Reviews" " Amazing. One of the most compelling and chilling books of the year." --"Romantic Times BookReviews"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780765358080
  • Publisher: Tor Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Tor Books
  • Height: 176 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 137 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0765358085
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jul 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 168 gr


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