<p><b>''Ingenious and original'' Philip Pullman</b><br><br><b>If you knew a book was cursed, would you still read it?</b><br><br>When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of <i>The End of Mr. Y</i> in a second-hand bookshop, she can''t believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed.<br><br>With <i>Mr. Y</i> under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel.</p>