The Rook
Jun 2025 · Hachette UK
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It's the middle of the night.
It's pouring with rain.
You've woken up in the middle of a field, alone, surrounded by dead bodies.
And you have no idea who you are.
Myfanwy Thomas doesn't know what has happened to her. All she has is a collection of letters, written by her past self, to guide her through the improbable world in which she suddenly finds herself. They contain information - on her life, on the improbable powers she has at her fingertips, and on the mysterious organisation she works for.
They also contain a warning: someone is trying to kill you.
Desperately trying not to be discovered, Myfanwy has to navigate the rigours of her life and job, while trying to find out which of the faces closest to her past self betrayed her . . .
. . . before they try again.
Winner of the 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, The Rook is Daniel O'Malley's critically-acclaimed debut.
It's pouring with rain.
You've woken up in the middle of a field, alone, surrounded by dead bodies.
And you have no idea who you are.
Myfanwy Thomas doesn't know what has happened to her. All she has is a collection of letters, written by her past self, to guide her through the improbable world in which she suddenly finds herself. They contain information - on her life, on the improbable powers she has at her fingertips, and on the mysterious organisation she works for.
They also contain a warning: someone is trying to kill you.
Desperately trying not to be discovered, Myfanwy has to navigate the rigours of her life and job, while trying to find out which of the faces closest to her past self betrayed her . . .
. . . before they try again.
Winner of the 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, The Rook is Daniel O'Malley's critically-acclaimed debut.
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Phoebe Kingdon
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July 17, 2025
Thoroughly enjoyable read, could do with slightly more polishing in places but overall this is entertaining, action-packed, funny and I will continue with the rest of the series.
About the author
Daniel O'Malley graduated from Michigan State University and earned a Master's Degree in medieval history from Ohio State University. He then returned to his childhood home, Australia. His debut novel, The Rook, won the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. It is the first in his acclaimed series set in the world of the Chequy.
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