Cloud Atlas Av David Mitchell

<p><h2><b>''ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY'' <i>INDEPENDENT</i></b></h2><br><h3><b>Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, winner of Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year and a BBC Two <i>Between the Covers</i> Book Club pick</b></h3><br>''Miraculous''<br><b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br><br>''Gorgeous and life-affirming''<br><b>R. F. KUANG<br></b><br>''A masterful feast''<br><b><i>EVENING STANDARD</i></b><br><br>''Shamelessly exciting''<br><b><i>SPECTATOR</i></b><br><br>''Remarkable''<br><b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br><br>''Stunning''<br><b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br><h3><b>A novel of mind-bending imagination and scope from the author of <i>Ghostwritten</i> and <i>Utopia Avenue</i></b></h3><br><i>Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies . . .</i><br><br>Six interlocking lives - one amazing adventure. In a narrative that circles the globe and reaches from the 19th century to a post-apocalyptic future, <i>Cloud Atlas</i> erases the boundaries of time, genre and language to offer an enthralling vision of humanity''s will to power, and where it will lead us.<br><br>*Please note that the end of p. 39 and p. 40 are intentionally blank*<br><br><h3><b>PRAISE FOR DAVID MITCHELL</b></h3><br>''A thrilling and gifted writer''<br><b><i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i></b><br><br>''Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good''<br><b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br>''Mitchell is, clearly, a genius''<br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i></b><br><br>''An author of extraordinary ambition and skill''<br><b><i>INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY</i></b><br><br>''A superb storyteller''<br><b><i>THE NEW YORKER</i></b></p>