Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel

Thom Dunn

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The Great When is the new novel from acclaimed comic book creator and wizard Alan Moore—supposedly the first in a quintet, though the book stands well enough. It's a magical realist crime thriller set in London after World War II. But the bombed-out buildings are not the only backdrop; a whole other London lurks in the background, often ref…