Child of Fire
A Twenty Palaces Novel
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4.5 • 47 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Ray Lilly is living on borrowed time. He’s the driver for Annalise Powliss, a high-ranking member of the Twenty Palace Society, a group of sorcerers devoted to hunting down and executing rogue magicians. But because Ray betrayed her once, Annalise is looking for an excuse to kill him–or let someone else do the job.
Unfortunately for both of them, Annalise’s next mission goes wrong, leaving her critically injured. With the little magic he controls, Ray must complete her assignment alone. Not only does he have to stop a sorcerer who’s sacrificing dozens of innocent lives in exchange for supernatural power, he must find–and destroy–the source of that inhuman magic.
BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Harry Connolly's Game of Cages and Twenty Palaces.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Connolly's gritty urban fantasy debut is not so urban: it takes place in Hammer Bay, Wash., where residents are thankful for the toy factory that stimulates their economy and are apparently oblivious to the frequent magical immolations of local children. Convicted felon Ray Lilly works for the mysterious Annalise Powliss and the Twenty Palace Society, hunting down people who use magic and the otherworldly predators whose power they channel. Callous Annalise and hard-nosed Ray have a complicated personal history that gradually comes to light as the Society faces off against factory employees, local law enforcement and other corrupt forces in the town. Unique magical concepts, a tough and pragmatic protagonist and a high casualty rate for innocent bystanders will enthrall readers who like explosive action and magic that comes at a serious cost.
Customer Reviews
The man can write
I stumbled onto this a few years back and went on to read the entire series of four. Very tense, well written and soundly plotted. Hard to put down and utterly readable. Connoly deserves a larger audience.
Cthulhu meets Spenser
If you are a fan of noir detective fiction and horror, then this is right up your alley. I'd compare to the Dresden Files, but the humor is gallows, not fanboy.
Great book!!
Very good read.