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| author = Jonathan Barnes
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| publication date = 2007
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{{quote|"''[[Self-Deprecation|Be warned. This book has no literary merit whasoever. It's a lurid piece of nonsense, convoluted, implausible, people by unconvincing characters, written in dreadfully pedestrian prose, frequently ridiculous and willfully bizarre.]] Needless to say, I doubt you'll believe a word of it.''|'''The Narrator'''}}
Jonathan Barne's debut novel, ''[[The Somnambulist]]'' is a Gothic Horror/Mystery/Fantasy set sometime in the late Victorian period. The story follows washed-up magician and amateur detective, Edward Moon, as well his companion, The Somnambulist, on their journey to solve their first truly big case in quite some time. What seems to start out as a simple murder, however, is soon revealed to be part of a larger conspiracy that could destroy all of London. There also also several subplots, including a top secret organization known as The Directorate, Edward's sister, his former pupil, as well as a man who lives backwards in time, and is hinted to be the first king of London. [[What Happened to
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* [[Bigger Is Better]]: The Somnambulist. And how.
* [[Blatant Lies]]: The Narrator admits to telling a few.
* [[Career Killers]]:{{context}} The Prefects
* [[Character Development]]: Moon becomes humbled by the events of the novel.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Innocenti {{spoiler|is implied to have made up all of her seeings except those involving Moon and when her scam is uncovered, those seeings are discounted as evidence by investigators.}}
* [[A Chat
* [[Chaotic Evil]]: Hawker and Boon, full stop. Both are Type 1.
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: The Somnambulist's invulnerability.
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* [[Made of Iron]]: The Somnambulist.
* [[Narrator All Along]]: {{spoiler|Reverend Dr. Tan}}
* [[Noodle Incident]]: In spades, partially involving Moon's prior cases, but also as a side effect of [[What Happened to
* [[The Only One]]: Many believe that Moon is the only person who can possibly solve the mystery.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Skimpole}} gets a few of these.
* [[Poetic Serial Killer]]: Possibly Barrabas
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: The Prefects have this in spades. Despite acting like school boys (almost like the Weasley Twins),{{who}} they are also remorseless killers.
* [[Sick and Wrong]]: The Narrator comments that Moon's fetish might cause this reaction in some.
* [[The Reveal]]:
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* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: The Somnambulist's fear of heights.
* [[We Win Because You Did Not]]
* [[Wham! Line]]: {{spoiler|But you will know me better, dear reader, as your narrator.}}
* [[The World Ends Tomorrow]]: {{spoiler|Ned Love}} claims this when Moon finally meets him.
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