Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

By: Susanna Clarke

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, Richard Armitage, V.E. Schwab

Bloomsbury presents Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, read by Richard Armitage with Neil Gaiman and an introduction by V E Schwab.

The 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic.

‘The book I wish I'd written’ R F Kuang
‘Susanna Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous’ Katherine Rundell

1806. England is beleaguered by the long war, and centuries have passed since magicians faded from view. But one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell. Proceeding to London, he raises a woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.

Yet the cautious Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician. Young, handsome and daring, Jonathan Strange is his very antithesis. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men – which overwhelms that between England and France. And soon their own secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine…

'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' Guardian

©2024 Susanna Clarke (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic reviews

'Clarke creates a world beyond our wildest imagination that also tells us something profound about what it is to be human' (BERNARDINE EVARISTO)

'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being' (DAVID MITCHELL)

'A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' (MADELINE MILLER)

'Purely joyful reading' (NAOMI ALDERMAN)

'Admirably inventive, frequently delightful' (MICHEL FABER)

Superb book, excellently narrated

This is as close to perfect as it gets. A magnificent story, told by an expertly talented narrator. I will never tire of listening.

Perfection.

A truly great novel read brilliantly by Richard Armitage & Neil Gaiman. Five stars across the board.

A masterpiece of the new century.

This is easily my favorite book written in the last 25 years. And this audio production is a masterpiece on every level. The book itself is so well written, gripping, mysterious, deep, and funny that I can’t stop thinking about it. I go to bed at night hoping I’ll dream about the world. It’s long but I wish it had been twice its length, I was so caught up in the world. This audio version just takes things to the next level with Neil Gaiman reading the footnotes.
I pray that Clarke will find the strength to write another novel length story set in this world.
My highest recommendation.