The Year of the Ladybird
2013 novel by Graham Joyce / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Year of the Ladybird is a fantasy novel by English writer Graham Joyce, first published in the United Kingdom in June 2013 by Victor Gollancz Ltd, and in the United States as The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit in August 2014 by Doubleday. It was the last novel Joyce wrote before he died in September 2014.[1]
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Author | Graham Joyce |
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Cover artist | Nick Castle |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, ghost story |
Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date | June 2013 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Hardback |
Pages | 265 |
ISBN | 978-0-575-11531-6 |
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The Year of the Ladybird is a ghost story set during the 1976 heatwave in Europe. The novel was named for the plague of ladybirds, dubbed "the year of the ladybird", that swept the United Kingdom that year due to the extreme heat.[1][2]
The Year of the Ladybird was nominated by members of the British Fantasy Society for the 2014 August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel.[3]