A Madness of Angels
core novel 2009 Matthew Swift
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.77 (8,151 ratings, collected 2026-10-24) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781841497334 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
For Matthew Swift, today is not like any other day. It is the day on which he returns to life, as a resurrected sorcerer and host to the blue electric angels of the electric wires. In a London where magic runs through streets, trains, rooftops and electrical lines, sorcerers are fighting for the soul of the city, and Matthew is drawn into a strange, fierce urban war. The first Matthew Swift novel, published by Orbit in 2009, which Mike Carey said brought London's magic to life electrifyingly and convincingly and RT Book Reviews compared to Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.
Where it sits
- Universe: Matthew Swift
- Series: Matthew Swift core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Griffin
Notes
- From the series record (Matthew Swift): The resurrected sorcerer Matthew Swift and the electric angels.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Matthew Swift: position 1 of 4: next The Midnight Mayor (2010)
- Internal chronology, within Matthew Swift: position 1 of 6: next Stray Souls (2012)
Sources
- Series page on the rating platform (ratings and years with titles)
- Most Recommended Books (series summaries)
- Orbit (publisher description, via Risingshadow)
- Hachette Book Group (praise for the series)
- Waterstones (Orbit first edition record)
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