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y separately published work icon The Rook : A Novel single work   novel   thriller   fantasy  
Is part of The Checquy Files Daniel O'Malley , 2012 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Rook : A Novel
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'"The body you are wearing used to be mine."

'So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions in a series of letters her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her.

'She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of an MI5ish secret organisation called the Checquy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain (who knew?). She also discovers that she possesses a rare, potentially deadly supernatural ability of her own.

'In her quest to uncover which member of the Checquy betrayed her and why, Myfanwy encounters such wacky folk as a person with four bodies, an aristocratic woman who can enter her dreams, a secret training facility where children with bizarre traits are transformed into Checquy operatives, and a conspiracy more vast than she ever could have imagined.' (From the publisher's website.)

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon The Rook Sam Holcroft , Al Muriel , ( dir. China Moo-Young et. al. )agent United States of America (USA) : Starz , 2019 15879747 2019 series - publisher film/TV science fiction

Adaptation of Daniel O'Malley's novel about a woman who wakes with amnesia, only to find she is part of a shadowy, supernatural organisation.

Notes

  • Launched at Dymocks Canberra, Canberra Centre, Civic, Australian Capital Territory, 24 January 2012.
  • Dedication: For my father, Bill O'Malley, who read to me at bedtime, and my mother, Jeanne O'Malley, who read to me the rest of the time.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Little, Brown ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      ISBN: 9780316098793
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2012 .
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      Extent: 486p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 11 January 2012 (e-book) and 1 February 2012 (paperback).
      ISBN: 9781743095911 (ebk.), 9780732295394 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Head of Zeus ,
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      Extent: 496p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17th July 2012
      ISBN: 9781908800879 (ebk), 9781908800985 (pbk)
Alternative title: Hra věží
Language: Czech
    • Prague,
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      Czech Republic,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,
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      Baronet ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 632p.p.
      ISBN: 9788073845742

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

Review : The Rook Jean M. Gordon , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April no. 190 2014;

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Review of 'The Rook' Adam Pettet , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 13 January 2013; (p. 37)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Late-Night Writing Produces Fantastic Debut Novel Elise Scott , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 March 2012; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Hot Reading, Cool Talent Colin Steele , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 January 2012; (p. 25)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Boredom Led to Supernatural Hit with Time Critic Claire Low , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 January 2012; (p. 12)
Hot Reading, Cool Talent Colin Steele , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 January 2012; (p. 25)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Late-Night Writing Produces Fantastic Debut Novel Elise Scott , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 March 2012; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
[Review] The Rook John Cohen , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 56 no. 2 2012; (p. 39)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Review of 'The Rook' Adam Pettet , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 13 January 2013; (p. 37)

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Review : The Rook Jean M. Gordon , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April no. 190 2014;

— Review of The Rook : A Novel Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work novel
Boredom Led to Supernatural Hit with Time Critic Claire Low , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 January 2012; (p. 12)
Daniel O'Malley and 'The Rook' Daniel O'Malley , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 56 no. 2 2012; (p. 7)
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