by Darius Hinks (Author)
Thousands of years ago, the city of Athanor was set adrift in time and space by alchemists, called the Curious Men . Ever since, it has accumulated cultures, citizens and species into a vast, unmappable metropolis.Isten and her gang of half-starved political exiles live off petty crime and gangland warfare in Athanor's seediest alleys. Though they dream of returning home to lead a glorious revolution, Isten's downward spiral drags them into a mire of addiction and violence. Isten must find a way to save the exiles and herself if they are ever to build a better, fairer world for the people of their distant homeland.File Under: Fantasy [ Faraway World | Sex and Drugs | Up and Down | My Name Is ]
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Angry Robot
Published: 05 Feb 2019
ISBN 10: 0857667890
ISBN 13: 9780857667892
Mythic fiction as it should be, a high-magic, high adventure, with flawed, believable characters, a good story line and a decent, fast pace.
- The British Fantasy Society
He expertly handles both battles and intimate encounters, while creating well-rounded, full bodied characters.
- Red Book Review
Hinks' prose is fluid, the dialogue realistic, and plot and events progress at a very good clip.
- Civilian Reader
Hinks' writing is some of the closest I have read to Gemmell himself.
- Floor to Ceiling Books
Darius Hinks is an amazing fantasy author.
- Mengel Miniatures
Watch out, Darius Hinks' knack for writing danger can tear you straightaway into the ravaged Old World of Warhammer and keep you hooked to the very end.
- The Founding Fields
Delivers on all fronts in a manner that's nothing short of superb. Nine and a quarter out of ten.
- Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
Great prose and solid bloody combat alongside dialogue that will enrapture the reader as well as ensnare them into Darius' own web.
- Falcata Times