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Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award 2014, this is a Frankenstein tale for our time from one of the UK’s brightest new literary talents.



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‘Savage, intimate, inexorable’ Nick Harkaway

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‘Reminiscent of Ian McEwan at his most macabre’
Will Wiles, author of Care of Wooden Floors

The Machine

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/16/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780007507504, 978-0007507504
      ISBN10: 000750750X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award 2014, this is a Frankenstein tale for our time from one of the UK’s brightest new literary talents.



      Trade Review

      ‘Savage, intimate, inexorable’ Nick Harkaway

      ‘The Machine is the work of a young writer with a preternaturally powerful and distinctive voice’ Guardian

      ‘Phenomenal … simply unmissable’ Tor.com

      ‘Extraordinary’ Dazed & Confused

      ‘Reminiscent of Ian McEwan at his most macabre’
      Will Wiles, author of Care of Wooden Floors

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