Author:Jasper Kent
The next moment he was upon him, his eyes blazing, his mouth open to reveal his fangs.
Osokin began to pray, not that he would live but that he would truly die . . .
Turkmenistan 1881: the fortress city of Geok Tepe has fallen to the Russians. Beneath its citadel sits a prisoner. He hasn’t moved from his chair for two years. Neither has he felt the sun on his face for more than fifty . . . although for that he is grateful.
Into this subterranean gaol marches a Russian officer. He has come for the captive. Not to release him, but to return him to St Petersburg – to deliver him into the hands of an old, old enemy who would visit damnation upon the ruling family of Russia: the great vampire Zmyeevich. But there is another who has escaped Geok Tepe and followed the prisoner. He is not concerned with the fate of the tsar, or Zmyeevich or the officer. All he desires is revenge.
And other forces have a part to play. A group of revolutionaries has vowed to bring the dictatorship of Tsar Aleksandr to an end, and with it the entire Romanov dynasty. They call themselves The People’s Will . . .
Truly unique, compelling, and thoroughly enjoyable . . . again the author delivers on all fronts . . . this series deserves the highest possible recommendation. Indeed, this should intrigue and satisfy even the most jaded genre fiction readers!
—— FANTASYHOTLISTA small wonder of a book. Bruno's education is conducted slowly, through a series of fleeting social encounters rather than by plunging him into a nightmare landscape
—— GuardianAn extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war seen through the eyes of two young boys, it's stirring stuff. Raw literary talent at its best. More please!
—— Irish IndependentQuite impossible to put down, this is the rare kind of book that doesn't leave your head for days. Word of mouth should be strong and this has the potential to cross over to an adult audience. A unique and captivating novel, which I believe deserves huge success
—— The BooksellerOverwhelmingly powerful . . . This is a story so exceptional and vivid that it cannot be erased from the mind
—— CarouselSet to become a publishing phenomenon
—— Irish ExaminerA powerful and emotionally-charged piece of literature
—— Yorkshire Evening PostIt's that very rare thing - a book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect
—— Irish Independent[Foulds] matches his flair for rhythm with a skilful ownership of both his prose and a complex narrative. All delivered with a minimalist restraint.
—— Will Dean , IndependentThere's much to admire in this novel. Foulds has a searching eye for detail and an apparently helpless compulsion to wring imagery from his subject.
—— Tim Martin , Daily TelegraphFoulds’s writing invites...returning to consider each layer of the composition...there is a prismatic quality to the language which allows various levels of interpretation to be separated out and refined.
—— Thea Lenarduzzi , Times Literary SupplementWonderfully enticing.
—— Lucian Robinson , Literary ReviewIndividual scenes are often gripping, shocking or moving.
—— John Harding , Daily MailThe bloody horrors of conflict are captured with visceral aplomb in this fine, minimalist novel.
—— iSome of the most vividly evoked battle scenes I've read – he doesn't shy away from taking risks … chilling and touching all at the same time.
—— John Preston , Evening StandardFoulds has the literary intelligence to turn the commonplace on its head.
—— Alberto Manguel , GuardianA high-class thriller … Foulds has a literary novelist's feel for [Sicily's] harsh beauty.
—— Mail on SundayFoulds’ prose is superb… It reads like Catch-22 written by Evelyn Waugh.
—— Good Book GuideIt’s an ambitious book and the writer relates his story with poetic precision
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