The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City - Signed Copy
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The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City - Signed Copy
£10.99
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Signed Hardback Pre-Order | The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City by Susanna Clarke
Pre-order a signed hardback copy of The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City by Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Published by Bloomsbury Circus, this 96-page hardback is a beautifully compact new release blending contemporary fiction and fantasy with Susanna Clarke’s distinctive imagination, wit and literary style.
A brilliant collectible edition for fans of magical storytelling, elegant fantasy and one of Britain’s most original modern writers.
Publication date: 22 October 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.
Secure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.
From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender - something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.His quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne - where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.A long-lost chapter in the lore of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is an enchanting and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England.Praise for Susanna Clarke:'Spellbinding' Dua Lipa'A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' Madeline Miller'Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous' Katherine Rundell.
