An extravagant, lyrical novel in twelve parts about a city of poets and librarians at the height of the Renaissance. A city that never was.
Thomas Beckerlegge grew up in a market town in the northwest of England, dreaming of becoming a writer. He studied history at Jesus College, Oxford and won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize for his first novel, Darkside, at the age of 25, writing as Tom Becker. Tom lives in London with his wife, baby son, and a horde of shadowy creatures that he keeps confined within the pages of his notebook.
"A gorgeous, immersive triumph of Renaissance-flavored
worldbuilding" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
*Publishers Weekly*
“[A] delicate study of the demise of society” -- SciFiNow
*SciFiNow*
“Memorable” -- SFX Magazine
*SFX Magazine*
“The zest and wit that Beckerlegge infuses into his fantastical
Decameron is marvelous” -- Locus
*Locus*
“This is a fabulous book” -- The Historical Novels Review, Editor's
Choice
*The Historical Novels Review*
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