Principles of Angels

Principles of Angels

by JaineFenn (Author)

Synopsis

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 ...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 19 Jun 2008

ISBN 10: 0575082917
ISBN 13: 9780575082915
Book Overview: Jaine Fenn is a hot new talent, one of Gollancz's 2008 Debut Novelists. Female SF writers are a rarity; good ones are even scarcer! Superb characterisation and a fast-moving plot in a dark far-future world: Liz Williams meets Richard Morgan, with a heavy hint of Alastair Reynolds' world-building in this vivid action-and-intrigue adventure! Jaine's blog (http://www.jainefenn.com/) is already well-established and popular Jaine is enthusiastic and talented, and already known on the British SF scene; she's a real find for the Gollancz list Jaine's short stories have already won her a following in SF circles. There are more books planned in the same universe.

Author Bio
Jaine Fenn has had short stories published in magazines ranging from On Spec to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. THE PRINCIPLES OF ANGELS is her first novel. She lives in Hampshire and writes in a garret.