Well, this doesn't have proper details since it was published in the UK. Details are: ISBN 0-09-180151-6, Hardback edition, Hutchinson, 2000, Random House, London. The book came out in USA as "Revenge: A novel" (which pretty much sums up the plot) with ISBN 0812968190.

This isn't humorous Steven Fry. This is Steven Fry in your vicious little face. Through chance, someone falls into a hole deeper than they ever suspected existed. The book follows their struggle to survive and how they turn to vengeance. The writing is good, but this is a pretty single-minded book: beat someone with a hammer and you risk turning them into a sword, but what use is a sword when battle's done? Good for heavy ballast if you think of Mr. Fry as an entirely filigree writer. I rate him highly as a wordsmith and well as a thinker.

Released on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 at about 1:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Leeds Meet @ The Angel Inn in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England United Kingdom.

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I will throw this out at the Leeds meet. Stephen Fry deserves more readers than viewers. I think I was a little harsh about the book; it's still a smart read.

Caught at the Leeds bookcrossing meet 9th November. To be read and passed on in the bookcrossing tradition

June 27th Reserved for Pennywhistler to be dispatched 4th July

RELEASE NOTES:

Posted on July 4th to Pennywhistler, second class as RABCK.

Many thanks for this. I've read, and enjoyed, all his other books and I'm interested to see what this one is like.

Donating to charity shop as my to be read pile has got out of hand!