Garth Risk Hallberg City on Fire Signed Numbered 15/100 1st debut American epic

This in an epic American novel which was tipped by some commentators as a solid chance for one of the slots on the 2016 Man Booker Prize longlist. City On Fire' published by Jonathan Cape, London in October 2015, 1st edition, large modern hardback, 903 pages + unpaginated 19 pages of postscript, notes & credits. Flat signed by the author at title page.

This is the special limited edition release of the 1st edition, a release of just 100 worldwide copies, this copy is stamped/numbered as number 15/100. In fine unread condition, squarely bound with sharp corners, a small amount of shelfwear at foot of spine and light crease to top corner of page 465 from production issue. Whilst this was a limited edition of just 100 copies, fewer than 100 copies were ultimately released.

BE THERE WHEN IT EXPLODES. It's New Year's Eve, 1976, and New York is a city on the edge.

As midnight approaches, a blizzard sets in - and amidst the fireworks, an unmistakable sound rings out across Central Park. The search for the shooter will bring together a rich cast of New Yorkers. From the reluctant heirs to one of the city's greatest fortunes, to a couple of Long Island kids drawn to the punk scene downtown. From the newly arrived and enchanted, to those so sick of the city they want to burn it to the ground. All these lives are connected to one another - and to the life that still clings to that body in the park.

Whether they know it or not, they are bound up in the same story - a story where history and revolution, love and art, crime and conspiracy are all packed into a single shell, ready to explode. Then, on July 13th, 1977, the lights go out in New York City. The best book we've done on the Book Club this year' - Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club'A novel of head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power' - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times.

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