Khesh City floats above the surface of the uninhabitable planet of
Vellern. Topside, it's extravagant, opulent, luxurious; the
Undertow is dark, twisted and dangerous. Khesh City is a place
where nothing is forbidden - but it's also a democracy, of sorts, a
democracy by assassination, policed by the Angels, the elite,
state-sponsored killers who answer only to the Minister, their
enigmatic master. Taro lived with Malia, his Angel aunt, one of the
privileged few, until a strange man bought his body for the night,
then followed him home and murdered Malia in cold blood. Taro wants
to find the killer who ruined his future, but he's struggling just
to survive in the brutal world of the Undertow. Then an encounter
with the Minister sets him on a new course, spying for the City;
his target is a reclusive Angel called Nual. Elarn Reen is a famous
musician, sent to Khesh City as the unwilling agent of mankind's
oldest enemy, the Sidhe. To save her own life, she must find and
kill her ex-lover, a renegade Sidhe. Though they come from
different worlds, Taro and Elarn's fates are linked, their lives
apparently forfeit to other people's schemes. As their paths
converge, it becomes clear that the lives of everyone in Khesh
City, from the majestic, deadly Angels to the barely-human denizens
of the Undertow, are at risk. And Taro and Elarn, a common
prostitute and an uncommon singer, are Khesh City's only chance ...
General
| Imprint: |
Gollancz
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2009 |
| First published: |
September 2009 |
| Authors: |
Jaine Fenn
|
| Dimensions: |
199 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-575-08329-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-575-08329-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780575083295 |
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