Mortedant’s Peril 9781035064274 Hardback

Mortedant’s Peril is an epic historical fantasy of murder, mystery and unlikely alliances from RJ Barker, award-winning author of The Bone Ships. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows and City of Last Chances. An engrossing, ingenious story in a beautifully crafted world Adrian TchaikovskyIrody can speak to the dead.But the living want him silenced. Mortedants can speak to the dead and Irody Hasp is the greatest of them. Not that theyll admit it.And not that anyone actually likes the Mortedants, or Irody in particular. Nonetheless, Elbay is a city of tradition, and tradition calls for Mortedants to attend a death. But when Irody reads the corpse of a low-level record-keeper, hes dragged into a conspiracy that will see someone close to him murdered and Irody framed for the crime, the eyes of the citys guilds, nobles and villains all fixed on him.With only days to prove his innocence before he is executed, Irody is forced to work with unlikely and unwanted allies: a street urchin and a hulking, inhuman mercenary from the sea peoples city of Oknusoka. With danger and death lurking around every corner, and trust a luxury, Irody is running out of time. He must save himself and his friends, as well as Elbay the magnificent, terrifying, complicated city that he loves.Or darkness will fall on them all.PRAISE FOR RJ BARKER’Mortedants Peril is a fabulous fantasy mystery set in a fresh, imaginative world’- Sebastien de Castell, author of Traitor’s BladeBrilliant Robin Hobb, author of Assassin’s ApprenticeA gifted storyteller Nicholas Eames, author of King’s of the WildA splendid fantasy work . . . Highly recommended Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time