City of Ruin (Legends of the Red Sun 2)

City of Ruin (Legends of the Red Sun 2)

by Mark Charan Newton (Author)

Synopsis

Villiren is a city of sin that's being torn apart from the inside. Hybrid creatures shamble through shadows and barely human gangs fight turf wars for control of the streets. Amidst this chaos, Commander Brynd Lathraea, commander of the Night Guard, must plan the defence of Viliren against a race that has broken through from another realm and already slaughtered hundreds of thousands of the Empire's people. When a Night Guard soldier goes missing, Brynd needs help. Inqusitor Jeryd discovers this is not the only disapearance the streets of Villiren. It seems that a serial killer of the most horrific kind is on the loose, taking hundreds of people from their own homes. A killer that cannot possibly be human. The entire population of Villiren must unite to face an impossible surge of violent and unnatural enemies or the city will fall. But how can you save a city that's already a ruin?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 325
Publisher: Tor
Published: 03 Jun 2011

ISBN 10: 0330461672
ISBN 13: 9780330461672

Media Reviews
With estimable commitment and passion, Newton combines strange and vivid creations with very real and pressing concerns. --China Mieville Great balanced battle scenes, offering both individual perspectives and sweeping overviews, leave a sense of lingering horror....the expanded world and its inhabitants are consistently compelling. -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Mark Charan Newton's Nights of Villjamur Mark Charan Newton's star as writer is burning with a fierce talent. --Stephen Hunt, author of The Rise of the Iron Moon Highly recommended . . . Newton's compelling and visionary debut approaches epic fantasy with a fresh eye. -- Library Journal (starred review) This is fantasy with vast scope and ambition. -- The Guardian (U.K.)
Author Bio
Mark Charan Newton was born in 1981, and holds a degree in Environmental Science. After working in bookselling, he moved into publishing, working on film and media tie-in fiction, and later, writing science fiction and fantasy including the Legends of the Red Sun and Drakenfeld series. He currently lives and works in Derbyshire.