G. P. Taylor — Shadowmancer

London, Faber and Faber, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A signed paperback first trade edition and a signed hardback special edition of G. P. Taylor's bestselling fantasy novel. This work was originally self-published by Mount Publishing in 2002. This set includes the Faber and Faber first trade edition, first impression in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps, which precedes the first trade edition in the hardback binding. It also includes the Faber and Faber special edition, first impression in the publisher's original boards with the original unclipped dust wrapper, which contains an extra chapter. Both are signed by the author to the title page. A bestseller in the UK and the US, this novel is a Christian allegory in the form of a fantasy adventure, similar to C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. Taylor wrote the book to counteract the perceived rise in atheist propaganda in children's books, but caused controversy with his negative portrayal of witches and pagans.Including a themed Shadowmancer bookmark. A first edition in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps, and special edition in the publisher's original boards, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is in lovely conditon. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.