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Fasman, Jon The Geographer's Library
The Penguin Press 2005 1594200386 / 9781594200380 Hard Cover Near-Fine Very Good +
Very-nice, clean copy. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. 375 pages. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - "Fasman's fast-paced tale is almost all plot... These characters are better drawn than those in The Da Vinci Code." -Newsweek Jon Fasman's dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of alchemical instruments from the geographer of the Sicilian court. Now someone is trying to retrieve them. Interspersed with the present action are the stories of the men and women who came to possess those charmed-and sometimes cursed-artifacts, which have powers that go well beyond the transmutation of lead into gold. Deftly combining history, magic, suspense, and romance-and as handsomely illustrated as an ancient incunabulum-The Geographer's Library is irresistible. "A brainy noir . . . [a] winningly cryptic tale . . . a cabinet of wonders written by a novelist whose surname and sensibility fit comfortably on the shelf between Umberto Eco and John Fowles." -Los Angeles Times "One of the year's most literate and absorbing entertainments." -Kirkus Reviews
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Fasman, Jon The Geographer's Library
Penguin Group USA 2006 0143036629 / 9780143036623 Trade Paperback Very Good
Very-good, clean condition. Remainder mark on bottom - NO clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 374 pages. Illustrated. Synopsis "Fasman's fast-paced tale is almost all plot... These characters are better drawn than those in The Da Vinci Code." -Newsweek Jon Fasman's dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of alchemical instruments from the geographer of the Sicilian court. Now someone is trying to retrieve them. Interspersed with the present action are the stories of the men and women who came to possess those charmed-and sometimes cursed-artifacts, which have powers that go well beyond the transmutation of lead into gold. Deftly combining history, magic, suspense, and romance-and as handsomely illustrated as an ancient incunabulum-The Geographer's Library is irresistible. "A brainy noir . . . [a] winningly cryptic tale . . . a cabinet of wonders written by a novelist whose surname and sensibility fit comfortably on the shelf between Umberto Eco and John Fowles." -Los Angeles Times "One of the year's most literate and absorbing entertainments." -Kirkus Reviews The Washington Post - David Liss The Geographer's Library, by Jon Fasman, absolutely falls into the category of the arcane thriller, but it is a much more interesting and creative book than many of those making up the marketing wave on which it will no doubt attempt to ride. Yes, the story features obscure books in forgotten tongues, secret brotherhoods, exotic locales and clever puzzles, but Fasman comes across as a novelist genuinely interested in unraveling the convention of the thriller, and he gives his tale a delightfully and successfully postmodern flavor. And rather than presenting obscure knowledge as valuable only because it gets you things, he is far more interested in showing how physical things lead to knowledge. Biography Jon Fasman has worked as a journalist in Washington, New York, and Moscow. His writing has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, Slate, and the Washington Post. He is now a writer and editor for the Economist's Web site.
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Fasman, Jon The Geographer's Library
Penguin Books 2005 0143036629 / 9780143036623 Trade Paperback Near-fine
Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. Covers show light wear (NO tears). 374 pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's last name signature in book front (Schildman). Jon Fasman’s dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of alchemical instruments from the geographer of the Sicilian court. Now someone is trying to retrieve them. Interspersed with the present action are the stories of the men and women who came to possess those charmed—and sometimes cursed—artifacts, which have powers that go well beyond the transmutation of lead into gold. Deftly combining history, magic, suspense, and romance—and as handsomely illustrated as an ancient incunabulum—The Geographer’s Library is irresistible.
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