Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

The international bestseller, finally in paperback!Time magazine's #1 book of the year 11 weeks and counting on the New York Times bestseller list Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award Longlisted for the Booker prize A Book Sense pick People Top Ten Books of the year Salon.com Top Ten of 2004 New York Times Notable Books of the Year Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction 2004 Nancy Pearl's Top 12 Books of 2004 Washington Post Book World Best of 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2004 Chicago Tribune Best of 2004 Seattle Times 25 Best Books of 2004 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 12 Books of 2004 Village Voice "Top Shelf" Raleigh News & Observer Best of 2004 Rocky Mountain News critics' favorites of 2004 Kansas City Star 100 Noteworthy Books of 2004 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 10 Best Books of 2004 Hartford Courant Best Books of 2004 Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two very different magicians who, as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history.