What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SciFi/Fantasy: Main character wakes up from the floor by a phone without any memory and proceeds to figure out who he is and what happened
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A Madness of Angels, by Kate Griffin?Preview available at: https://read.amazon.co.uk/?kcrFree=on...
"When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford ? Samuel Johnson In fact, Dr Johnson was only half right. There is in London much more than life - there is power. It ebbs and flows with the rhythms of the city, makes runes from the alignments of ancient streets and hums with the rattle of trains and buses; it waxes and wanes with the patterns of the business day. It is a new kind of magic: urban magic. Enter a London where magicians ride the Last Train, implore favours of The Beggar King and interpret the insane wisdom of The Bag Lady. Enter a London where beings of power soar with the pigeons and scrabble with the rats, and seek insight in the half-whispered madness of the blue electric angels. Enter the London of Matthew Swift, where rival sorcerers, hidden in plain sight, do battle for the very soul of the city ..."
No, that isn't it.The book I read was a stand-alone as far as I remember and this one looks like it was published in the 2000s.
In this one, looks like Matthew remembers who he is, which isn't the case for the book I read.
I remember the ending was pretty much a closure and the 'villain' was mundane.
Main character died due to mundane problems, but the body filled by the another being.
@Lobstergirl, Unfortunately, it is not on the list.I believe the cover has a cover of the receiver, but not the actual cradle.
Cover picture showed a corded phone... that's how old it is.
I think the title was something like "What happened to..." or "The truth about..."
Too generic for me to successfully use as a search parameter.
The premise of the story was the main character woke up without an recollection of what just happened.
I can't remember if it was full on amnesia or just partial amnesia.
SPOILER:
In the end, you find out that the main character had indeed died, but the body was filled by the "ghost in the machine", which transferred from the phone he was on prior to death.