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 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 a
secret organization called the Checquy that battles the many
supernatural forces at work in Britain. She also discovers that she
possesses a rare and deadly supernatural ability of her own.
Filled with characters both fascinating and fantastical, The Rook
is a richly inventive, suspenseful fantasy. An astonishing debut
from a brilliant new voice.
'Just outrageously good. A rich secret world to play in and a
superpowered and frequently hilarious heroine' Lev Grossman. 'Utterly
convincing and engrossing - totally thought-through and frequently
hilarious' Time. 'Stop reading right now and go pick up The Rook. Hands
down, I have not enjoyed a good supernatural novel this much for some
time' Wired. Dan 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 childhoom home, Australia. www. rookfiles. com.
