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The Paradox

Oversight Trilogy (Related to this series)

Author
Charlie Fletcher
Narrator
Charlie Fletcher
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publish Date
11 August 2016
Run Time
10 hours 50 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fantasy, Historical fiction
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What to expect

SOMETIMES YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR - SOMETIMES IT LOOKS BACK.

Those who belong to the secret society called The Oversight know many things. They know cold iron will hold back the beasts in the darkness. They know it is dangerous to stand between two mirrors. And they know that, despite their dwindling numbers, it remains their duty to protect humanity from the predations of the supernatural. And vice versa.

But two of the society's strongest members, Mr Sharp and Sara Falk, are trapped in the world between the mirrors, looking for each other, searching for a way back home. What they discover there will have ominous consequences both for The Oversight and the world it protects, effects that will make them question everything they thought they knew.

The dark waters rise. The candle is guttering. But the light still remains. For now . . .

Critics Review

  • The Paradox serves to provide us with fantastically dark characters, goodies and baddies, as well as some rather unexpected alliances

    Time Out

  • Exciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realised. This feels like the start of something amazing

    Mike Carey

  • Confirms his position as one of the most ingenious and intelligent writers of fantasy . . . I can barely wait for the next volume

    The Scotsman on The Paradox

  • The Paradox is the real deal, darkly dusted Dickensian counter mythology at its very best.

    SF Site

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  • An atmospheric, creepily delicious concoction of alleyways and dark magic, mirror worlds where danger dwells at every turn, and nuanced, complex characters, all with their own story. Those already familiar with this world will be delighted, and newcomers will eagerly lose themselves in this utterly imaginative fantasy

    Publishers Weekly

  • The Oversight is - and let's be clear here - something very special . . . It's oh so moreish a morsel. I'd read a prequel this evening, a sequel as soon as.

    Tor.com

  • A dark and glinting book . . . told in a kind of compelling and hypnotic poesie that I just lapped up . . . I'll certainly be reading the next one

    BoingBoing.net

  • A highly entertaining fantasy that promises a trilogy worth sinking your teeth into

    SciFiNow on The Oversight

  • Fletcher's Victorian London is juicily vivid, and laced with macabre Dickensian wit. There's a real sense of grim danger, both natural and unnatural, hungrily awaiting the slightest mis-step

    Frances Hardinge on The Oversight

  • Richly atmospheric (the evil lurks in the background of every paragraph), the book should be a big hit with supernatural-fantasy readers ... the second book can't come soon enough

    Booklist (starred review for The Oversight)

  • A richly atmospheric and intensely readable slice of Victoriana, with a splendidly eerie sense of the way the unearthly lies cheek-by-jowl with the mundane

    Adam Roberts on The Oversight

  • A remarkable combination of British folklore, brisk pacing and wide-ranging imagination

    Kirkus Reviews on The Oversight

  • Utterly enthralling: Charles Dickens meets Susanna Clarke

    Lou Morgan

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Details
Author
Charlie Fletcher
Narrator
Charlie Fletcher
Duration
10 hours 50 minutes
Release Date
11 August 2016
ISBN
9781405535717
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Genre
Fantasy, Historical fiction

Synopsis

SOMETIMES YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR - SOMETIMES IT LOOKS BACK.Those who belong to the secret society called The Oversight know many things. They know cold iron will hold back the beasts in the darkness. They know it is dangerous to stand between two mirrors. And they know that, despite their dwindling numbers, it remains their duty to protect humanity from the predations of the supernatural. And vice versa.But two of the society's strongest members, Mr Sharp and Sara Falk, are trapped in the world between the mirrors, looking for each other, searching for a way back home. What they discover there will have ominous consequences both for The Oversight and the world it protects, effects that will make them question everything they thought they knew.The dark waters rise. The candle is guttering. But the light still remains. For now . . .

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