{"product_id":"the-great-when-a-long-london-novel-paperback","title":"The Great When: A Long London Novel - 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\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in an enthralling new series about murder, magic, and madness set between two Londons-one recovering from World War II, and one a secret world unlike any other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinary . . . very funny . . . It does what fantasy does best which is show us something beyond our experience.\" -Susanna Clarke, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePiranesi \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1949, amidst the smog of London, Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop, discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, one only existing within another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDennis has stumbled on a book from the Great When, a magical version of London beyond time and space, where reality blurs with fiction and concepts such as Crime and Poetry are incarnated as wondrous, terrible beings. But this other, magical London must remain a secret: if Dennis cannot find a way to return this book to where it belongs, he risks facing gruesome and grave repercussions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins a journey delving deep into the city's occult underbelly and tarrying with an eccentric cast of sorcerers, gangsters, and murderers - some from legend, some frighteningly real, and all with plans of their own. Soon Dennis finds himself at the center of an explosive series of events that may alter and endanger both Londons forever . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is widely regarded as the best and most influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works include \u003ci\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Girls, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe League of Extraordinary Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand story collection, \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born in Northampton, England and has lived there ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.2 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127117930803,"sku":"9781639737345","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MsQ-BHyb1h9781639737345.webp?v=1773297684","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-great-when-a-long-london-novel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}