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Congrats! And a good book for hitting the goal!! I really like the ending of The Somnambulist too. The Domino Men is Barnes' follow-on set now in the same world as The Somnambulist. It's pretty good too!

... this year than I may ever have in one year before. Hopefully, I'll continue to top year after year. Anyway... 75. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. I read some other reviews where people complained that the ending was too far out in fantasy land...but I have to disagree. Actually, I ...

... by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Mainspring by Jay Lake The Gnome's Engine and Goblin Moon by Teresa Edgerton The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Also, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, volumes 1 and 2. This list doesn't include the quite a few steampunk books I read ...

... o. And here's to hoping that this one is significantly better than the only other ER book I've gotten. I was not a fan of The Somnambulist.

... listed below, it's more like a dollop than a pinch, but only when accompanied by a heaping serving of literary merit. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino Observatory Mansions by Edward Carey Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll Gi ...

... Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin *re-read 23. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling *re-read 24. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes 25. Light by M. John Harrison Don't think I'll make it nearly to 100 this year. But if I get my annotated bibliography approved & ...

I just left the strange Victorian England of The Somnambulist for the equally strange '80s-era England of The Eyre Affair.

49. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes - finished 7/4/09 This turned out to be pretty enjoyable overall, definitely odd enough to keep me interested. The story concerns a stage magician whose hobby (an ...

Book Started: The Somnambulist Category: Queer (NBSO) Horror - Goths and Weirdos I tossed this one into the Weird category mostly on reputation. Something about Victorian London and an investigator and something, something--Lovecraft--and some LT comments about it being really strange. If ...

I finished The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes and have just started When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant.

There's another set in modern-day that's a follow-on called The Domino Men. I thought it was better than The Somnambulist and really expanded the backstory of the world Barnes had created.

85. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. I do love a Victorian or Edwardian historical mystery! I liked the beginning of this novel but found the ending just satisfactory. The writing style was good but the introduction of new characters in the middle was -hmm- not as well done as I would ...

85. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. I do love a Victorian or Edwardian historical mystery! I liked the beginning of this novel but found the ending just satisfactory. The writing style was good but the introduction of new characters in the middle was -hmm- not as well done as I would ...

... the Enemy, Among the Free, The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail and an Even Smaller Ant, The Somnambulist, Dead Until Dark, Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist, Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death, Blood Brothers, A Lump of Coal, Agatha Raisi ...

... an ER book were much better than they are now. Back in December 2007, it was a red-letter day when one book (The Somnambulist) got over 1000 requests -- these days it takes a pretty obscure, niche-market book to fail to top that. I first requested an ER book in October, 2007. S ...

I've been eying The Somnambulist and will now have to read it. Thanks for the review! I can't resist an unreliable narrator!

63. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes A Victorian stage magician and his giant mute sidekick are called on to investigate a murder. Except that description doesn't remotely capture what the book is ...

I can't remember enough to summarize everything since I've posted, but I'll summarize some main ones: Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes -- liked the intro but became disenchanted the further it went along; eventually felt like too much narrative cheatery was involved and it fell apart in the ...

... but didn't have the first 4 books, now I have all :-) Also: Medicus by Ruth Downie and the sequel Terra Incognita The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes A Pale Horse by Charles Todd and last, but hopefully not least, Jane-Emily by Patricia Clapp which sounds like an interesting ...

... which was co-written by Pratchett and Gaiman. Another newer book that is somewhat reminiscent of Neverwhere is The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. And, yes, Guy Gavriel Kay is a great read-alike for The Hobbit.

This sounds like a great book. I haven't read The Somnambulist and I'm adding both Jonathan Barnes books to my list.

Started The Domino Men, Barnes' follow-on to The Somnambulist. It's pretty good so far, reminds me somewhat of The Atrocity Archives - part James Bond, part H. P. Lovecraft.

I'm about halfway through The Domino Men, sort of a sequel to The Somnambulist. It's excellent so far!

... Coyle and She Said Yes by Misty Bernall. That's all my 5 star reads for February. :) But here are my 4.5's The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill and Shadowland by Meg Cabot

Thanks, DrN. I enjoyed The Somnambulist. It was as much fun to read as listening to the poor librarian call and let me know that it was in. She couldn't quite get her tongue around the name. I'll be on the look out for his new one.

For those who enjoyed The Somnambulist, I just learned that Barnes has written a second book in the same world - The Domino Men. I've seen a pretty good review of it, and it's now on order for me at the library!

Catey's review matched up with my thoughts on The Somnambulist pretty well. I liked the book, especially for it's weirdness and especially for the reveal at the end, and Barnes pulls in a hint of steampunk in the mix that's right up my alley. But I read weird things that sometimes aren't for ...

... target="_blank"> The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Be Warned. This book has no literary merit whatsoever. Needless to say, I doubt you'll believe a word of it. So begins ...

... in the Rye by J. D. Salinger The Society of S by Susan Hubbard A Year of Disappearances by Susan Hubbard The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli T ...

... added to my TBR Island. The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith The Last Treasure by Janet Anderson Marjor ...

... by Susan Hubbard The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern Jane and the Unplesantness Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron I Capture the Castle ...

... were many more that I tried to read but eventually had to abandon lest I go mad and try to poke my eye out with a fork: The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes - sooooo slooooow The Magnificent Catastrophe by Edward J. Larson - much too much unnecessary minutia The Snow Queen by Mercedes La ...

... Dark Ladies (weird fiction) 8. In the Penny Arcade (light weird fiction) 9. The Somnambulist (weird historical fiction) EC. In the Valley of the Kings

... Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman Emperor's Children by Claire Messud The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho In The Woods by Tana French Paper Towns by John Green **On the 1001 Books Before You Die list * ...

My 888 is almost done, so I thought I'd start this one. Authors I have never read 1) The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes (finished 1/8/09) 2) Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum (finished 2/22/09) 3) The Unblemished by Conrad Williams (finished 5/8/09) 4) Skinned by Robin Wasserman (finished ...

157. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes

... Stories of Ambrose Bierce, Vol 1 Three Famous Short Novels by William Faulkner Wuthering Heights Mrs. Dalloway The Somnambulist The Night of the Moonbow Antologia de Literatura Fantastica The Yellow Wallpaper H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror Clive Barker's Books of Blood ...

... takes in a girl, scarred physically by fire and scarred mentally by abusive parents, who is more than she seems. 35. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes *** Barnes teases us with interesting-sounding characters but they are kept two dimensional and in the background. Of the two main ...

... Club, Dorothy L. Sayers 31. Strong Poison, Dorothy L. Sayers 32. Whose Body?, Dorothy L. Sayers 33. The Somnambulist, Jonathan Barnes 34. M*A*S*H, Richard Hooker 35. Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie 36. A Murder is Announced, Agatha Christie ...

... which I am enjoying but not as much as his mysteries. Um, also in the middle of Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist and The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, both of which I put down to read Mr. White's Confession for LTER. Whew! That's more books than I thought I had going. I better ...

... which I am enjoying but not as much as his mysteries. Um, also in the middle of Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist and The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, both of which I put down to read Mr. White's Confession for LTER. Whew! That's more books than I thought I had going. I better ...

... above titles and something else, like Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist, which is on my nightstand half finished, and The Somnambulist, which is also half finished. On second thought, I think instead I'll read another Anita Blake Vampire Slayer book, which though fun is not likely to ...

The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (finishing this one) The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Although now I feel like I should read another Jonathan book instead of TVS. Except I've read my only other Jonathan books (The Bartimaeus ...

... surprise, started them both! Let Me In is a horror novel by first-time Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and The Somnambulist is a Victorian mystery by Jonathan Barnes.

... never read before. One is called Let Me In, a horror story by new Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and the other is The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, which was an ER novel a couple of months back. I can't wait to dive in!!!!

... Thomas. Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks. The Great Stink by Clare Clark. The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. English Passengers by Matthew Kneale. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist. Misfortune by Wesley Stace. Da ...

I recently finished The Somnambulist which I thought was okay but frustrating. Interesting story, but with contradictory descriptions, flat characters and events that didn't flow well into each other. I started on the Earthsea books a few months ago and am now on Tales from Earthsea. I ...

... (356 pages) 83. Evernight by Claudia Gray (327 pages) 84. Ten Degrees of Reckoning by Hester Rumberg 85. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes (353 pages) 86. House of Daughters by Sarah-Kate Lynch (299 pages) Total page count: 30,438 (one book unaccounted)

I've given up on The Somnambulist. I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't get into it. Up next I'm Reading The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation. 1 The Pox Party. I'm hoping I'll be more into this one, but Foggi didn't like it so I may have to give up on it ...

... interested). So now I'm going to be reading a lot to get through all the books before their due dates. I'v started with The Somnambulist and I've been trying to like it, but nothing about the book has really drawn me in yet. I'm going to give it a couple more chapters before I give it up as ...

51F.) The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes A kind of half mystery, half suspense novel, with a surprise narrator and a colorful cast of characters. This book had one really stand out feature: A pair of monsters that would put Clive Barker's to shame. Seriously. Overall, good, but not ...

The Somnambulist and Wednesday Sisters but I want to buy Olive Kittredge and Lace Reader and also the 19th Wife.

Only The Somnambulist. The ER program still has most of its books in hardcover, and I don't really buy hardcovers unless they are steeply discounted. I'll buy more when there are more paperbacks out.

#26 I also bought a copy of The Somnambulist. I think the only other book I purchased was Black Ships.

I bought The Somnambulist after not getting a copy from ER. I think that's the only one so far, but there are a few others that I would buy if I happen to see them on the shelf.

... interesting prior to that. I've been picked for: Telephone Ringing in the Labyrinth Breathless in Bombay The Somnambulist The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories Shades of Glory The only round of those in which I requested more than one was April. ...

41. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Rating 3/5 42. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (audio) Rating 4/5 43. Zwerg und Überzwerg by Christian von Aster For hundreds of years the dwarves have led more or less peaceful lives and focused on prospecting and ...

... should re-send us full copies of the book to make this right. That's rather extreme. One of my ER books was The Somnambulist, for which the ER version was bound 8.5" x 11" paper, rather than a book -- the sort of thing you'd get if you had something bound at Kinko's. Lots of ...

... it. I do mean to get to In War Times someday; I very much enjoyed her Queen City Jazz. I enjoyed the first 2/3rds of The Somnambulist but didn't care for the the last bit (seemed silly); and well, it wasn't really about the somnambulist, was it? Enjoyed Anubis Gates years ago; and Ange ...

... staff that calls for books on hold must have me on speed dial. I had to laugh when they called to let me know that The Somnambulist was in. She didn't even try to say it.

... Come Volume 1 6) The Glamour 7) The Separation 8) Wonder Woman: Who Is Wonder Woman 9) In War Times 10) The Somnambulist 11) The Anubis Gates 12) The Celts: A History 13) Fevre Dream 14) Frankenstein: A Cultural History 15) The Invention of Everything Else 16) Sup ...

19> The Somnambulist is not historical fiction.

... very familiar with this type of book which means that you will have a good perspective when writing your review." Take The Somnambulist - this was one of the most requested ER books one month. It sounded incredbily interesting, and even I requested it. However, my Historical Fiction is ...

I'm in the middle of Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs, The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes and Small World by Tabitha King. I'm in a lull. I can't seem to get in the reading mode. I have been stuggling to finish these 3 for several weeks!

I'm in the middle of Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs, The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes and Small World by Tabitha King. I'm in a lull. I can't seem to get in the reading mode. I have been stuggling to finish these 3 for several weeks!

... I read The Yiddish Policeman's Union just last week and becames an instant Michael Chabon fan. I also plan to tackle The Somnambulist this weekend after a couple of false starts.

If it makes you feel any better, I really wanted The Somnambulist way back when, but didn't get it because I don't usually read much fiction.

The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes 353 pages / 2008 / 5 stars / Magical Realism-Mystery I've been in need of an escape and what my fellow LT'er Irish calls a "brain candy book," and that's just what Jonathan Barnes The Somnambulist is, an escape. A fun romp through a Victorian Lo ...

... since the main characters are children/adolescents. I can only take so much of that POV. The Born Queen by Greg Keyes The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Knights of the Black and White by Jack Whyte Dog Man by Martha Sherrill

I heartily agree with The Somnambulist. There's also Of Tangible Ghosts and the two sequels. If you're up for something just a little more out there, try China Mieville's Perdido Street Station. Or if you want to dip into something a little more mainstream fantasy, I just finished Flesh ...

The Somnambulist, perhaps? It is also set in 19th century England, and it is sort of surreal psychological fiction/fantasy, which appears to describe Gormenghast considering the mentions of low levels of magic that I see in the reviews.

Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes The Glamour by Christopher Priest Thursday Next in First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde Sula by Toni Morrison

... four discs of Half-Blood Prince today -- about the only useful thing I did, really. Grump, grump, grumble. #211 -- The Somnambulist is reminding me of the Series of Unfortunate Events, except for adults, if that makes sense. So far, we have a narrator who seems to be somehow involved ...

Oooh we gotta get people to start sharing reviews. I've had Crashing Through, Mr. Darcy's Story, and The Somnambulist on the periphery of my TBR stack for a while now - haven't picked any up but with a good rec I might have to! I just started reading Adelaide Einstein by April L. Hamil ...

#54 - foggi, I'd be interested in hearing what you think of The Somnambulist when you get done. I loved it, but others thought differently.

Since you like Stephen King, how about Duma Key? I really loved it. Maybe it's not available yet, though... The Somnambulist was thoroughly enjoyable - historicalish mystery with a Sherlock and paranormal twist. Although, in fairness, some reviewers didn't like the ending.

I'm reading The Somnambulist. I really like it so far. Something in the writing style makes me think that it's a little like the Series of Unfortunate Events for adults -- quirky, sometimes freakish characters, a narrator who seems close to the story but not quite in the story (at least, at ...

I read The Warrior Heir, which was quite good. Now I'm reading The Somnambulist, and really liking it so far.

#138 I'm going to reserve The Somnambulist from the library. It sounds wonderfull! I just finished Dreamers of the Day (no touchstone) by Mary Doria Russell, and it was a joy to read! Now I'm back struggling through Ennui by Maria Edgeworth, which has its moments but is so ...

I'm reading 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, The Somnambulist by Johnathan Barnes and Iron Orchid by Stuart Woods.

... are screwing up all the algorithms. I'm going to have to do something special there, so that every ER book doesn't suggest The Somnambulist!

... thought Briony was like me when I was younger, but I didn't really like her - partly for that reason! I finished The Somnambulist yesterday afternoon (review here) - sadly the ending didn't redeem the confusing ...

28. The Somnambulist by Johnathan Barnes An ER book from the library

Still trying to finish The Dragon Never Sleeps and I intend to start The Somnambulist in the next couple of days.

Currently reading The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes - I may not have gotten one of the coveted Early Reviewer copies but I managed to get first on the reserve list at my library! So far it's pretty strange; I think the ending is going to determine how much I like it or not. I'm currently ...

No, it is not currently a record. The current record is 1323 requests for The Somnambulist. After a very quick scan of all books, it appears that current requests-to-copies record is 47.65 for the The Resurrectionist.

35. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes I really liked this book.

Today I started The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. So far it's pretty good. After it I have The Ministry of Special Cases and Clown Girl.

... books were seriously fantastic and definitely favorites for life, not just the month. Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes

... io) How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale - Jenna Jameson Pregnancy For Dummies - Sarah Jarvis The Somnambulist - Jonathan Barnes

... io) How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale - Jenna Jameson Pregnancy For Dummies - Sarah Jarvis The Somnambulist - Jonathan Barnes

Finished The Somnambulist yesterday evening. I've got a review up if anyone's interested, but in short, I liked it. Started Lost in a Good Book, am about halfway through. I have to finish this one before the wife gets back from the quilt festival tomorrow evening since she's reading it and I'm ...

14. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes The Somnambulist is a mashed up stew of Holmes pastiche, occultish mystery, steampunk-ish elements, and just plain weirdness. I thoroughly enjoyed it - read it front to back with only one break, which is unusual for me - especially the unreliable ...

... The son's away this evening for a fundraiser for Worldvision, so I've got the house to myself! I'll be finishing up The Somnambulist.

The Somnambulist really does sound intriguing. I like your description too, weird is good :) And I almost always enjoy books set in that era. Another for my wishlist.

78 - Glad to hear about The Somnambulist drneutron. I've yet to read it, heard some so-so reviews, and have been putting it off. I like your description!

Finished Mistborn last night, loved it as very nearly everybody who's reviewed it on LT has. Started The Somnambulist - this is one freakin' good book! Part Sherlock pastiche, part occult mystery, part plain weird.

Finished The Somnambulist. Hope to finish Frankenstein: A Cultural History tomorrow. That's six books down and forty-four more to go.

Just bought and started The Somnambulist. Also bought new hardback copies of Dune and Dune Messiah.

... TBR stack waiting to be read is: Guns, Germs and Steel Gentlemen of the Road Mistborn Our Gods Wear Spandex Somnambulist Thursday Next in first among sequels

... reading, so if anyone is not so into one of these books I would really love to get a chance to read them: Sciousness Somnambulist Seasonally Fit Breathless in Bombay Globalistan

7) Black Ships by Jo Graham my second ER book, which reminds me... 8) The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes My first Er book, which should actually be numbered 3.5 or something, since I read it between A Game of Thrones and Bardic Voices: The Lark and the Wren, only I forgot ...

... Pennsylvania Publisher: Orbit I can't believe I'm one of the first to get it. Last time it took weeks before I got The Somnambulist.

Now reading The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. =) I've just recently rediscovered my love for mystery stories. I know I grew up on mysteries, the Nancy Drew kind hehe. The Somnambulist is based in old London. It is somewhat Sherlock Holmes-y in feel, with touches of the grotesque. ...

13. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes This was a hugely enjoyable romp--a pseudo-Victorian mystery, with a hefty dose of the fantastic and the grotesque. Far better than something like The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, this is sparkly and grimy all in one go. Not, I'd imagine, ...

I finally got my copy of The Somnambulist on January 16 (in Pasadena, CA), just when I was beginning to think it had been lost. Details of format are as previously stated; I entered it manually, with no ISBN.

1) Mr. Vertigo by PaulAuster 2) The Prestige by Christopher Priest 3) The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes

As something of a purist regarding my catalog data, I refused to enter a false ISBN for the Somnambulist typescript. I did, however, start with the amazon.com data to add it to my library, deleting the ISBN, so that it would be associated with the proper "work" record.

... reading The Yacoubian Building and The Pesthouse, having eaten up A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, The Somnambulist, and The Book Thief this weekend. The Book Thief annoyed me intensely. Dictionary for Lovers started as an irritation but crept up into the back of my ...

... Some I'm really eager to read (like the Mary Doria Russell, which I didn't snag), some just sound interesting (like The Somnambulist and Gifted: A Novel, which I did get and loved). Can't get the touchstone to work for Gifted. Most of the non-fiction has been so niche-oriented that I ...

I read and reviewed The Somnambulist. I enjoyed it all the way through; in fact, I might have liked the end parts of the book better than the early chapters! Sure, it was bound like the first draft of my dissertation, but luckily it was a much better read. (-:, And the binding is still very ...

My review of The Somnambulist is up. http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=graspingforthewind or at my blog http://otter.covblogs.com/archives/025363.html

... that have REALLY spiked my interest though there have been a few more I found interesting enough to throw my name in for. The Somnambulist showed how popular the (real) fantasy can be.

Interesting. There doesn't seem to be a break-out book so far like there was for The Somnambulist last month. It led early and finished strong. This month the requests are more tightly clustered.

Thanks for letting us know, Abby. (My guess on The Somnambulist, which several people got very early and several are still waiting for, is that a few of them got shipped before Christmas and then the rest of ours didn't get out until after New Year's.) As long as you give us a little extra ...

Anyone else still waiting on The Somnambulist? A few people got it right away and I'm still waiting two weeks later.

I have read and reviewed The Somnambulist. I posted a (very lightly) abridged version of the review on the book's page here, and also on my blog, aartichapati.blogspot.com Overall, not sure what to make of it- it started off strong, but then kind of lost me. I didn't like the ending at all.

My copy of The Somnambulist arrived today. I made it through the first two chapters before I had to start making dinner, and figured I should add a note here.

Historical Fiction 1. A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore 2. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes 3. The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld 4. The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks 5. The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fow ...

... read A Thousand Splendid Suns as well. Now I must contemplate my vast TBR list. Some upcoming books might include: The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes (not from the Early Reviewer program, but I snagged an ARC from my Barnes & Noble) I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle Su ...

Just finished The Somnambulist--enjoyed it greatly and the problem of the manuscript format was solved when the binding fell apart and I was able to hold as many/few pages at a time as I wanted. Posted my review here on the book's page and at http://bookchatcentral.yuku.com/ In summary, it's ...

... my first Early Reviewers book Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell and have started on my second ER book, The Somnambulist. Also trying to get through The Omnivore's Dilemma which was my book club's selection for December, oops :)

I received my copy of The Somnambulist, but there is no instruction on when reviews would be "due," or if we should send reviews to the publisher directly, or anything like that. Does anyone have any light to shed on this? Much appreciated!

... 18. Jenna Jameson - How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale - 7/10 MARCH: 19. Jonathan Barnes - The Somnambulist - 7/10 20. G. M. Ford - Nameless Night - 7/10 21. Roy L. Pickering Jr. - Feeding the Squirrels- 6/10 Karen Blixen - Out of Africa - UNF ...

... Blind Submission by Debra Ginsburg Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer I was also lucky enough to snag the ARC of The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes that we got in at my B&N (I've never even tried to get any of the Early Reviewer books from LibraryThing)

Finished The Somnambulist which had a wonderfully entertaining and absorbing first 220 pages or so but was ultimately disappointing. Even the title of the book is a misnomer, I think. Can't say more without spoilers. I will return to Women of Algiers in their Apartment.

... historical fantasy. I have a whole historical fantasy tag, really! And, I just got notice that I was chosen to receive The Somnambulist as an ARC, which I think would also fit.

... Women of Algiers in their Apartment by Assia Dejbar but I was looking for some lighter 'holiday' reading so I picked up The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. I was given the arc by one of my former bosses at the bookstore and it's been languishing here for months. I see it was the single-most ...

While I have one foot still in Algeria, I decided to take a quick and light weekend trip to Victorian England with The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. The ARC (given to me by my former place of employment) had been languishing for months while I kept to my required reading but it be the holiday ...

I am getting The Somnambulist. I'm pretty excited. It's the only one I requested this month, and I *thought* I had a pretty good chance of getting a copy, as it fits right into my reading preferences here on LibraryThing :-) I'm pretty excited! I have a weird idea in my head that it's a cross ...

I really wanted The Somnambulist but I got Is God Sad? instead--better than nothing! I'm sure it's because half or more of my catalog is my kids' books.

I'm one of the lucky few who managed to snag The Somnambulist. Hooray!

Aw, I didn't get anything. I was really wishing hard for The Somnambulist. :(

I am SO EXCITED, I snagged The Somnambulist (did I spell it right?) and can't wait to lay paws on it. Lucky me, I also got The Story of Forgetting from the bonus batch and I'm loving it. THANK YOU Santa LT

Thanks andyl. I scan a couple of sites for upcoming UK SF&F, Locus and The SF Site, but somehow I missed The Somnambulist. Early Reviewers is the first I remember hearing of it.

for the people trying to get the somnambulist youve actually got a 1 in 18.1 chance of getting it which isnt that bad actually. although there is still a week left for those 5000 members to put in a bid for it! then your chances go down to a 1 in 83.3.

For those who don't win and still want to read The Somnambulist now rather than wait until US publication in February I would just like to mention The Book Depository (I have no commercial links with them) as they have free worldwide shipping.

#49 and #64 The Somnambulist has been out ages in the UK - the hardcover and large format paperback were published last February. The cheap paperback is out on Jan 10th.

So it seems that there are now 60 copies of The Somnambulist available. Unfortunately I don't think that's enough to help me, but it's still great! edit: I almost got in there before Abby, but not quite.

... blog. There are 60 copies of The Somnambulist. Not quite 1,000, but closer to it than 20 was!

im just interested in when any UK books are coming in. i requested the somnambulist thinking ooh that looks good. then logged back in a few minutes later and did a double check before i realised none were for the UK! >63 by synagogue librarian do you literally mean a librarian for the ...

Well since I have a hard time believing EVERY ER person requested The Somnambulist I would hazard a guess there are more yet.

In 24 hours The Somnambulist has become the most requested book in ER history. William Morrow should be pleased. Question: Has this book already been released in the UK by Gollancz?

... Tudor/Elizabethan England.) That said, two of the fictional works caught my attention, Pushing Up Daisies and The Somnambulist. In the latter case, I think it's the "turn-of-the-century London" thing, but I'm not quite sure why Pushing Up Daisies appealed to me.

The only book that particularly appeals to me is The Somnambulist, which already has almost 300 requests after just a couple of hours, so I guess I'm not getting anything this time around.

#30 The Somnambulist does indeed look like it will be the hardest book to snag for December.

... to my tastes. The list definitely improved toward the bottom, though. I ended up requesting three - Now You See Him, The Somnambulist (which looks to be the most requested at this point), and Mossad Exodus. There were some other decent-looking books from Gefen, but the Shimron one ...