The Oversight: A mystery of witch-hunters, magicians and mirror-walkers

Paperback Published on: 04/11/2014
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The Oversight
When they fall, so do we all
I've been sat here in front of my screen for a while now wondering what exactly I was going to write about this book. My opinion of it has changed a fair b... READ MORE
Jonathan Carton at Bluewater
The Oversight
Wonderfully engaging Gothic fantasy
The Oversight, like the UN, polices borders. But these are not the borders between disputed territories, rather they are the borders between the magic and ... READ MORE
Fiona Ellwood at Leicester
The Oversight
Fantastic writing
If you’re a fan of Ben Aaronovitch or Jim Butcher, you will adore The Oversight. Snappily written with a score of fantastic – and often dastardly and/or ev... READ MORE
Emy
The Oversight
wonderfully rich & strange
this is something rich, strange & almost perfect. There's a wonderful mix of British myths & folklore and a Dickensian feel to the London. We get real char... READ MORE
Su at Manchester Deansgate

Synopsis

Once the Oversight, the secret society that polices the lines between the mundane and the magic, counted hundreds of brave souls among its members. Now their number can be tallied on a single hand. When a drunkard brings a screaming girl to the Oversight's London headquarters, it seems their hopes for a new recruit will be fulfilled - but the girl is a trap, her appearance a puzzle the five remaining guardians must solve or lose each other, and their society, for good. As the borders between the natural and the supernatural begin to break down, brutal murders erupt across the city, the Oversight are torn viciously apart and their enemies close in for the final blow. This dark Dickensian fantasy spins a tale of witch-hunters, magicians, mirror-walkers and the unlikeliest of heroes drawn from the depths of British folklore. Meet the Oversight, and remember: when they fall, so do we all.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • ISBN: 9780356502922
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 198 x 124 x 36 mm
  • Weight: 410g
  • Languages: English

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The Oversight
Staggeringly good
I’ve read Charlie Fletcher before. I loved Stoneheart (although I haven’t finished the trilogy) and when I saw this on the shelf at Lancaster’s Waterstones... READ MORE
Natalie Charlesworth