Now in paperback, the second in the Tales of the Fenest series - crime
noir, gaslamp fantasy, and the true political power of storytelling
There's power in stories.
But power comes at a price.
Detective Cora Gorderheim has found the man who strangled the Wayward
storyteller. But he was just a small part of a much bigger tale. Someone
powerful ordered a murder on Cora's patch. That someone still lurks in
the shadows. But as she continues her investigations, Cora is warned not
to pry into the great and the good of Fenest.
Too stubborn to know better, Cora keeps digging and begins to piece
together a conspiracy that reaches from the gutter dwellers of the Union
of Realms right to the top: the Chambers.
As the Audience hear the Torn and Perlish tales, Cora realises she must
return to her own story, to its very beginning, if she's going to have
any say in its end.
Widow's Welcome, the first book in the Tales of Fenest trilogy, is
available now.
'It's rare to find such a richly imagined world about the art of myth
and storytelling' CHRISTOPHER FOWLER
'Like a Philip Pullman rendition of Cloud Atlas. Widow's Welcome is
an irresistibly thrilling introduction to a world of stories within
stories - and I can't wait for more' TIM MAJOR
'There is more than meets the eye in this gripping and inventive debut
... Rife with intrigue, deceit and cultural tension' JAMES AITCHESON
'An utterly absorbing tale set in a fascinating world. A terrific start
to the series' MICK FINLAY
'If you love storytelling, you'll love this' SIMON MORDEN
