The Rook
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Daniel O'Malley
Myfanwy Thomas awakens in a London park surrounded by dead bodies. With her memory gone, she must trust the instructions left by her former in order to survive. She quickly learns that she is a Rook, a high-level operative in a secret agency that protects the world from supernatural threats. But there is a mole inside the organization, and this person wants her dead. Battling to save herself, Myfanwy will encounter a person with four bodies, a woman who can enter her dreams, children transformed into deadly fighters, and terrifyingly vast conspiracy. Suspenseful and hilarious, The Rook is an outrageously imaginative thriller for readers who like their espionage with a dollop of purple slime. "Utterly convincing and engrossing -- -totally thought-through and frequently hilarious....Even this aging, jaded, attention-deficit-disordered critic was blown away."-Lev Grossman, Time
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Author
Daniel O'Malley
Pages
496
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2012-01-11
ISBN
0316193275 9780316193276
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"This book was just wow. It started off a bit slow but once the world is finally laid out, it gets so good. Ngl a lot of the book I had my jaw dropped at things I just did not expect. Amazing read, gonna start Stiletto (the sequel) soon!!1!1 If you like sci fi stuff like a world with completely different rules than our own or the unique-power plot, you’ll love this book, I know it.
Also, if you like this series, you’re going to LOVE watching My Hero Academia and JOJOs Bizarre Adventure, just trust me. "
"Leviathan Wakes series(on book 3), just finished Jay Kristoff’s newest EotV, rereading Nevernight as well as Night Circus. Half way through Bring Me Their Hearts. "
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Shan
"One of my favorite books ever. The world-building is so great and unique, a page turner for sure. I love the main character’s story and the mystery"
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Kendra