She brings a warm, humourous and startling fresh voice to the genre in The Shambling Guide to New York City., The Shambling Guide to New York City shows that Mur Lafferty has something different to bring to the urban fantasy genre. Combine wit, style and acute observation: the result is irresistible.'- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review), Mur Lafferty is a bright, shining light in speculative fiction. She brings a warm, humourous and startling fresh voice to the genre in The Shambling Guide to New York City.' - Kaaron Warren, 'The hip, knowing and sometimes hysterically funny narrative, interspersed with excerpts from the guide of the title, lurches along in splendid fashion. Mur is constantly inventive, always great fun and deserves every success.'- Paul Cornell, 'Mur Lafferty is a bright, shining light in speculative fiction. Buckell, Looking for a very different kind of travel guide? One that shows you the real Manhattan? The one the tourists haven't discovered yet, but the vampires and the watersprites have? Then The Shambling Guide to New York City is just what you need! With really interesting restaurant recs and sightseeing suggestions, and unusual (to say the least) takes on the Statue of Liberty and Grant's Tomb, it's got everything you need to know for the trip of a lifetime-or longer! And with the smart and intrepid Zoe to show you around, how could you possibly get in trouble? I give it 5 Michelin stars and 8 Zombie Planet Thumbs Up (with real thumbs)!, 'Looking for a very different kind of travel guide? One that shows you the real Manhattan? The one the tourists haven't discovered yet, but the vampires and the watersprites have? Then The Shambling Guide to New York City is just what you need! With really interesting restaurant recs and sightseeing suggestions, and unusual (to say the least) takes on the Statue of Liberty and Grant's Tomb, it's got everything you need to know for the trip of a lifetime-or longer! And with the smart and intrepid Zoe to show you around, how could you possibly get in trouble? I give it 5 Michelin stars and 8 Zombie Planet Thumbs Up (with real thumbs)!' - Connie Willis, 'Without Mur Lafferty, the SF genre would be a much duller place. to bits.'- New York Times bestselling Tobias S. Mur is constantly inventive, always great fun and deserves every success., 'An engagingly funny, and fun, romp through NYC. Terrific stuff!'- Kat Richardson, Without Mur Lafferty, the SF genre would be a much duller place. The Shambling Guide sets the wonderful world of the supernatural-and the slightly more esoteric world of travel guide publishing-on its ear, and the result is nothing short of delightful., 'Mur Lafferty's debut novel is a must-read book for those who like their urban fantasy fast, furious, and funny. This is a great start to what promises to be one of the gems of the comic urban fantasy crown.

The shambling guide