Book Chick City: Cover Crush - US Edition: Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann

Cover Crush - US Edition: Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | Posted by Book Chick City |

This is the cover for Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann. I saw it for the first time last year and I absolutely loved it and still do. Unfortunately, the UK Cover from Snowbooks is not so nice. What do you think - you likie?

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Ghosts of Manhattan

George Mann

27 April 2010

Pyr (Steampunk)

Cover Artist: Benjamin Carre

Summary

1926. New York. The Roaring Twenties. Jazz. Flappers. Prohibition. Coal-powered cars. A cold war with a British Empire that still covers half of the globe. Yet things have developed differently to established history. America is in the midst of a cold war with a British Empire that has only just buried Queen Victoria, her life artificially preserved to the age of 107. Coal-powered cars roar along roads thick with pedestrians, biplanes take off from standing with primitive rocket boosters, and monsters lurk behind closed doors and around every corner. This is a time in need of heroes. It is a time for The Ghost.

A series of targeted murders are occurring all over the city, the victims found with ancient Roman coins placed on their eyelids after death. The trail appears to lead to a group of Italian American gangsters and their boss, who the mobsters have dubbed "The Roman." However, as The Ghost soon discovers, there is more to The Roman than at first appears, and more bizarre happenings that he soon links to the man. As The Ghost draws nearer to The Roman and the center of his dangerous web, he must battle with foes both physical and supernatural and call on help from the most unexpected of quarters if he is to stop The Roman and halt the imminent destruction of the city.

Labels: Cover Crush

4 comments:

Erika said...: I love the cover! And the synopsis... :) This one's going on my wishlist!; 10 February 2010 08:19
Becky said...: Love the idea of reading something set in the 1920s.; 10 February 2010 15:28
Hagelrat said...: Gorgeous, I love Carre! he did the Nights of Villjamur hardcover and that is a thing of beauty too.; 10 February 2010 18:30
ediFanoB said...: Last year I ordered the book in advance.Can't wait to get my copy in April!; 19 February 2010 22:57