On the run from a shadowy pursuer, a man with uncanny abilities crosses continents in search of an object of unimaginable power.

Dom is a numerate. He can see and control numbers. On the hunt for an item of immense power which he has only heard about in whispers, Dom must flee across continents to outrun the fall of dominos he has unwittingly begun and a numerate even stronger than he is. Finding unlikely companionship along the way and dodging fantastical creatures and numerical wonders Dom must find a way to save himself, his friends, and their way of life.

Originally published in 2011, NeWest brings this cult fantasy of math and magic back to bookshelves with an exciting new look.

Praise for Napier's Bones

“Derryl Murphy takes a mathematical pun and spins it into one of the most novel novels I’ve ever encountered (if you thought Simulation Theory was wild, you ain’t seen nothing yet). An author who deserves to be much better-known.” —Peter Watts, award-winning author of Blindsight

“Derryl Murphy is one of the writers who made up a kind of Third Wave of speculative fiction in Canada, and Napier's Bones put him on the map. The map in this case was western Canada and the book is an eldritch math class on wheels, as if your grade ten math teacher was Hunter S. Thompson.”—Candas Jane Dorsey, award-winning author of Black Wine and Vanilla and Other Stories

“Napier’s Bones is a consistently ­compelling and inventive read. Think of it as literary prog-rock, stretching the bounds of what is possible…”—Ian Daffern, Quill & Quire