Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
core novel 2004 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (261,567 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 1006 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781582344164 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Susanna Clarke
Awards (verified)
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2005: won
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2005: won
- Locus Award (Best First Novel), 2005: won; Locus reader-poll winner (1st place). The win is in Best First Novel, some secondary sources sloppily cite 'Best Novel'.
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Adult Literature), 2005: won
- Man Booker Prize, 2004: nominated; Longlisted, rare mainstream literary recognition for a genre fantasy novel.
- Whitbread Book Awards (First Novel Award), 2004: nominated; Shortlisted; Whitbread-era name (renamed Costa in 2006).
- Guardian First Book Award, 2004: nominated; Shortlisted.
- Nebula Award (Best Novel), 2005: nominated; SFWA files this under the 2006 ceremony year for 2005-eligible work; lost to Joe Haldeman's Camouflage.
- British Fantasy Award (August Derleth Award (Best Novel)), 2005: nominated
- BSFA Award (Best Novel), 2005: nominated
Notes
- Alternate-history Regency England (1806-1817) in which practical English magic, dormant since the medieval reign of the Raven King, is revived by two rival magicians. Written over roughly a decade; pastiche 19th-century style with extensive scholarly footnotes constructing a fictional history of English magic. Clarke's only novel in this world.
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 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (standalone work): position 1 of 3: next The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories (2006)
Sources
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