Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people
a fascinating and complex protagonist set for many books to come
Susan watches the creation of a barren world - an architecture of stone terraces above bleak and empty beaches - and waits to be rescued
slave and master will be fighting on opposing sides in the American Revolution: Washington as commander of the Continental army
if anything
The Paper Men Ben Aaronovitch Stuck at sea and surroundedFame, success, fortune, a drink problem slipping over the edge into alcoholism, a dead marriage, the incurable itches of middle aged lust. For Wilfred Barclay, novelist, the final unbearable irritation is Professor Rick L. Tucker, implacable in his determination to become The Barclay Man. Locked in a lethal relationship they stumble across Europe, shedding wives, self respect and illusions. The climax of their odyssey, when it comes, is as inevitable