The release date for the English version of 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' by
Susanna Clarke is Aug 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
It is 1806 years old. The protracted battle with Napoleon has plagued England, and practical magicians have long ago vanished from the history of the country. However, researchers studying this magnificent past find that just one is left: the solitary Mr. Norrell, whose magical performances excite the nation.
He then goes to London, where he astonishes the French by calling forth an army of phantom ships and resurrecting a beautiful lady from the dead. However, the arrival of Jonathan Strange, a talented amateur magician, poses a threat to the circumspect and picky Norrell.
The complete opposite of Norrel, Strange is bold, attractive, and youthful. This starts a risky conflict between these two outstanding individuals that surpasses the one between France and England. They won't realize how much problems their own obsessions and covert experiments with the dark arts will create.