The Masquerades of Spring

Ben Aaronovitch

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication Date: 04/09/2025 ISBN: 9781473224414 Category:
Paperback / Softback

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Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young – flaneur extraordinaire and Englishman abroad – as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.

‘Gussie’ is not one to shun shut-eye himself, however. But his peaceful luxuriation is about to be rudely awakened by the arrival of an unexpected guest.

Enter his old friend Thomas Nightingale, who has braved the Atlantic passage pursuing the matter of a rather intriguing saxophone said to possess a strange power over those who play it.

This deeply inconvenient affair will rouse Gussie from his warm bed for the cold shores of Long Island – and down to the jazz clubs of Harlem where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows…

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PRAISE FOR THE RIVERS OF LONDON NOVELS

‘Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London’
NICK FROST

‘As brilliant and funny as ever’
THE SUN

‘Charming, witty, exciting’
THE INDEPENDENT

‘An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups’
THE TIMES

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Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you’re a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams – don’t panic – you will love Ben Aaronovitch’s imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.

Publisher Review

Highly entertaining. * Sunday Express * Funny and wildly inventive. * Mail on Sunday * Masterfully crafted … Gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money. * The Sun * Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than the real London. * Nick Frost * Charming, witty, exciting. * Independent * An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups. * The Times *

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