Queen Victoria is on the throne when we find Hetty Littlewood, one
of the few remaining wise women, tending her injured son Daryl who
is the master of a canal narrow boat and a part-time prize fighter.
Daryl subsequently fall's foul of gaming interests in the great
industrial City of Manchester and returns home a fugitive from the
law and with a charge of murder hanging over his head. Fearful for
her son's survival and possessing formidable occult powers, Hetty
sends her son to seek refuge in a distant reality called the Water-
Realm, until able to clear his name. Daryl, accompanied by his
sister Myra and a homeless boat hand called George, begins a long
and dangerous journey across the breadth of the Water-Realm to
discover a way that will bring them safely back to their home.
During the journey they encounter the frighteningly non-human Hix,
navigate a river that flows in both directions and battle in an
arena for the pleasure of the cruel Kaa-Rom; whilst overall lours
the unfathomable legacy of an extinct super-race known as the
Ancient Dead'. Meanwhile penetrating the lower strata of Victorian
Manchester, Hetty circulates amidst the city's underworld of gin
palaces and bordellos. Joining the household of a brilliant but
fearfully dangerous millionaire and encountering the British Secret
service in every attempt to clear her son's name ready for his
return. Will the family finally be reunited and will the reunion
bring happiness or grief?
General
| Imprint: |
M P Publishing Limited
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2011 |
| First published: |
November 2011 |
| Authors: |
Alan Lawton
|
| Dimensions: |
140 x 215 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
484 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84982-104-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-84982-104-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781849821049 |
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