Jon Courtenay Grimwood



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Jon Courtenay Grimwood

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born
Valletta, Malta
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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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'Tough, sexy and brutal, but leavened with sharp humour... Grimwood is a name to watch.' The Times

Jon Courtenay Grimwood was born in Malta and christened in the upturned bell of a ship. He grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. Apart from novels he writes for magazines and newspapers. He travels extensively and undertakes a certain amount of consulting. Until recently he wrote a monthly review column for the Guardian.

Felaheen, the third of his novels featuring Asraf Bey, a half-Berber detective, won the BSFA Award for Best Novel. So did his last book, End of the World Blues, about a British sniper on the run from Iraq and running an Irish bar in Tokyo. He has just delivered the Fallen Blade, the first of three novels set in an al...more


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Jon Courtenay Grimwood's Books

Average rating: 3.69 · 3,578 ratings · 359 reviews · 21 distinct works · Similar authors
The Fallen Blade (The Assas...
3.14 of 5 stars 3.14 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2011 — 18 editions
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Pashazade
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions
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Effendi
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
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Felaheen
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions
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End of the World Blues
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions
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Stamping Butterflies
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions
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9Tail Fox
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 264 ratings — 4 editions
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Remix
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Redrobe
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
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Lucifer's Dragon
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Series by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

Pashazade Effendi Felaheen
Arabesk (3 books)
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The Fallen Blade The Outcast Blade The Exiled Blade
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“the answer was no, whatever her query was, except for those bits to which his answer was yes”
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“that opening position in every negotiation. The one that said, out of the goodness of my heart I'm going to agree to rob you blind.”
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“Unfortunately, since there was only one of him, most of his riches were wasted.”
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