Retribution

#2 Drakenfeld

Mark Charan Newton

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English

Tor U.K.
08 September 2015

Fantasy; Short Stories Fantasy; Questing & Adventure

Series: Drakenfeld

Having just solved a difficult case in his home city of Tryum, Sun Chamber Officer Lucan Drakenfeld and his associate Leana are ordered to journey to the exotic city of Kuvash in Koton, where a revered priest has gone missing. When they arrive, they discover the priest has already been found - or at least parts of him have. But investigating the unusual death isn't a priority for the legislature of Kuvash; there's a kingdom to run, a census to create and a dictatorial Queen to placate. Soon Drakenfeld finds that he is suddenly in charge of an investigation in a strange city, whose customs and politics are as complex as they are dangerous. Kuvash is a city of contradictions; wealth and poverty exist uneasily side-by-side and behind the rich facades of gilded streets and buildings, all levels of depravity and decadence are practised. When several more bodies are discovered mutilated and dumped in a public place, Drakenfeld realizes there's a killer at work who seems to delight in torture and pain. With no motive, no leads and no suspects, he feels like he's running out of options. And in a city where nothing is as it seems, seeking the truth is likely to get him killed.

By: Mark Charan Newton
Imprint: Tor U.K.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main Market Ed.
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781447219316
ISBN 10: 1447219317
Series: Drakenfeld
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 08 September 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Charan Newton was born in 1981, and holds a degree in Environmental Science. After working in bookselling, he moved into editorial positions at imprints covering film and media tie-in fiction, and later, science fiction and fantasy. He currently lives and works in Nottingham. For more information and updates, visit his website www.markcnewton.com

Reviews for Retribution (#2 Drakenfeld)

This is a grounded and realistic example of secondary world-building that works well as an intelligent locked-room mystery and also gives us a cerebral, multi-layered protagonist . . . a world that's challenging and provocative without falling into grimdark cliches. * SFX * Drakenfeld is a flawed yet appealing hero and Newton has wrought a fast-paced fantasy thriller which should appeal to readers of C?J Sansom -- David Barnett * Independent on Sunday * Newton combines strange and vivid creations with very real and pressing concerns with estimable commitment and passion -- China Mieville