"A disturbing and bizarre journey by one of the great masters of weird fiction." - Adrian Tchaikovsky , Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time on Man of Shadows "Clocks and watches form a recurrent motif in this artful, eerie novel that infuses the mystery genre with symbolism and soul." - Financial Times on A Man of Shadows "Noon is the Lewis Carroll of Manchester's housing estates" - The Times "Noon is a fiercely urban writer." - New Statesman "Noon's blend of quirky ideas, striking prose and imaginative characterisations establishes him as one of the most original voices in imaginative fiction." - Booklist "Let's call him the first of the psychedelic fantasists." - Time Out "Humorous, horrific and wildly original. an imaginative masterpiece." - Library Journal on A Man of Shadows "Intriguingly textured, reliably witty and inventive, Noon's whirling purposeful fantasy packs a full whallop.

" - Kirkus Reviews "Classic Jeff Noon weirdness with a beautifully crafted mystery at its heart." - Starburst Magazine "It's a heady psychedelic mix, packed with literary allusions, which brilliantly explores notions of self-identity, personal awareness and how we fit into our own stories." - The Guardian on The Body Library "Rich, inventive and recommended." - Sci-Fi Now on The Body Library "By writing a novel set in literature itself the author has created a new psychedelic meta-genre as well as a fantastic story that sticks in the mind long after the novel itself is read." - British Fantasy Society on The Body Library.