A little gnome fact: this latest book in the delightful and popular WItches of Lychford series marks ten whole years of Lychford!
An unlikely group of supernatural creatures terrorizes the sleepy village of Lychford.
Ok, they're gnomes. That's not a spoiler: you worked it out from the title.
When an ancient prophecy clashes with an unfortunate modern design aesthetic, the people of Lychford must band together to put out fires (both literal and metaphorical) to save their town before the king of the Gnomes (King Greg, and it's dangerous to laugh at a gnome) calls in the terms of an old promise.
Trouble is: no one knows what the promise is, nor how to fulfil it.
It's going to be a long night.
Paul Cornell has written episodes of
Elementary,
Doctor Who, Primeval,
Robin Hoodand many other TV series. He has worked for every major comics company on series such as
I Walk With Monsters,
The Modern Frankenstein,
Saucer Country,and
This Damned Band,as well as runs for Marvel and DC on
Batman and Robin,
Wolverineand
Young Avengers. He is based in the UK.
Praise for the Lychford series
Captivating... Written with Cornells characteristic verve, Lychford buzzes with its own magic, and its characters brim with life. Series fans will be shocked and moved by the developments in this efficient story, and look forward to the next. Publishers WeeklyonThe Lights Go Out in Lychford
[The Lights Go Out in Lychford] balances gracefully on the border of cozy small town mystery and cosmic horror... Its a small book that packs a solid narrative punch. Booklist
Cornell introduces some genuine existential chills into this ingratiating setting. The Chicago Tribune
Praise forWitches of Lychford
At once epic and terribly intimate. This is the story of a village, not a city, and lÖ
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