City of Light and Shadow / Ian Whates
“A deft mix of intrigue, assassination and romance culminates in a desperate fight for Thaiburley’s existence, and along the way Whates finally reveals the true nature of the city itself. Compulsively readable.”
- The Guardian
“Adventures in a nightmare citadel – a story that hits the ground running and doesn’t let up.”
- Liz Williams
“Born story-teller Ian Whates takes us on a gripping, terrifying trip-of-a-lifetime, through the heights and depths of the exotically grim city of Thaiburley, in this excellent fantasy thriller.”
- World Fantasy Award-winning author, Tanith Lee
About the Book:
THE MONSTROUS RUST WARRIORS ARE BACK!
In a land struggling to cope with the onset of the fatal bone flu, street-nick Tom and Kat – the leader of the Tattooed Men – must find a way to dispatch both threats.
Meanwhile, the Soul Thief is still at large, and still killing…
City of Light and Shadow is the stunning final installment in the City of a Hundred Rows trilogy.
File Under: Fantasy [ Sick Society | Dejected Leaders | Secret Powers | Rust Warriors! ]
More Praise:
“…the fast pace and plentiful action scenes make for a very entertaining story … It’s one of those books you blaze though in a day or two.”
CITY OF Light and Shadow (City of a Hundred Rows Book III)
Fantasy
Cover art: Greg Bridges
UK/RoW
5 January 2012
400pp B-format paperback
£7.99 UK
ISBN 9780857661890
US/CAN
27 December 2011
416pp mass-market paperback
$7.99 US $8.99 CAN
ISBN 9780857661906
eBook
27 December 2011
£5.49
ePub ISBN 9780857661913
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