Press and Reviews of Rohan Quine’s six tales

“Rohan Quine is one of the most brilliant and original writers around. His The Imagination Thief blended written and spoken word and visuals to create one of the most haunting and complex explorations of the dark corners of the soul you will ever read. Never one to do something simple when something more complex can build up the layers more beautifully, he is back with a collection of 4 seamlessly interwoven novellas. They are available as one paperback, The Platinum Raven and other novellas, or as four separate ebooks […] suffice to say he is the consummate master of sentencecraft. His prose is a warming sea on which to float and luxuriate. But that is only half of the picture. He has a remarkable insight into the human psyche, and he demonstrates it by lacquering layer on layer of subtle observation and nuance. Allow yourself to slip from the slick surface of the water and you will soon find yourself tangled in a very deep and disturbing world, but the dangers that lurk beneath the surface are so enticing, so intoxicating it is impossible to resist their call.”
—Novelist, poet and Guardian blogger Dan Holloway,
reviewing at http://danholloway.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/the-platinum-raven/

“The swooping eloquence of this book had me hypnotised. Quine leaps into pools of imagery, delighting in what words can do. The fact that the reader is lured into joining this kaleidoscopic, elemental ballet marks this out as something fresh and unusual. In addition to the language, two other elements make their mark. The seaside ghost town with echoes of the past and the absorbing, varied and rich cast of characters. It’s a story with a concept, place and people you’ll find hard to leave.” —Novelist JJ Marsh, reviewing at Bookmuse

“The Imagination Thief is intriguing, shocking, gripping, and oh so captivating … we love it.”
—Caroline Cole, City Stone Publishing, https://x.com/CityStonePress/status/1580121671473979392

“I have now been reading Hallucinations with great pleasure […] you are indeed a star.”
—Iris Murdoch, in her letter scanned at the foot of this page
 

Click here for many more reviews of the novel The Beasts of Electra Drive.

 

Click here for many more reviews of the novel The Imagination Thief.

 

Click here for many more reviews of the 4 novellas The Platinum Raven, The Host in the Attic, Apricot Eyes and Hallucination in Hong Kong.

 

For many interviews, articles, events, videos and images relating to these tales, see the News Archive.
 

Click here for all retailers’ links, to buy these six tales in paperback, ebook or audiobook format.
 

Videos presenting synopses, characters, talking points etc., for all of Rohan’s titles, are in the Vimeo showcase “Synopses, characters and talking points, for Rohan Quine’s novels”:

And in the YouTube playlist “Synopses, characters and talking points, for Rohan Quine’s novels”.

 

Other introductory videos may be seen in the Vimeo showcase “Rohan Quine – introductory videos”:

And in the YouTube playlist “Rohan Quine – introductory videos”.