House Of Open Wounds: 2nd in the 'Tyrant Philosophers' series of books

Tchaikovsky, Adrian

ISBN 10: 1035901382 / ISBN 13: 9781035901388

Published by Head Of Zeus / Ad Astra, 2023

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© 2023: 2nd in the 'Tyrant Philosophers' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing hardback. Signed to Title Page by author:- Synopsis: City-by city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason, so they deliver a mountain of ragged, holed and scorched flesh to the field hospital tents just behind the front line. Which is where Yasnic, one-time priest, healer and rebel, finds himself Reprieved from the gallows and sent to war clutching a box of orphan Gods, he has been sequestered to a particularly unorthodox medical unit. Led by 'the Butcher', an ogre of a man who's a dab hand with a bone-saw and an alchemical tincture, the unit's motley crew of conscripts, healers and orderlies are no strangers to the horrors of war. Theirs is an unspeakable trade: elbow-deep in gore, they have a first-hand view of the suffering caused by the flesh-rending monsters, arcane magical weaponry and embittered enemy soldiers. Entrusted - for now - with saving lives deemed otherwise unsaveable, the field hospital's crew face a precarious existence. Their work with unapproved magic, necromancy, demonology and Yasnic's thoroughly illicit Gods could lead to the unit being disbanded, arrested or worse. Beset by enemies within and without, the last thing anyone needs is a miracle:- Review(s): "Tchaikovsky is at peak fecundity - every page oozes with invention, and we are never far from the next spectacle. An ensemble disaster of war and pain and the broken, in between the grime and blood there is boundless humour and a wonderful depth of character and connection. A triumph" - Ian Green / "Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart" - Locus:- (original cost £22.00).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: House Of Open Wounds: 2nd in the 'Tyrant Philosophers' series of books
• Publisher: Head Of Zeus / Ad Astra
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1035901382
• ISBN 13: 9781035901388
• Binding: Hardback: 9½" x 6¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Joe Wilson
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New: A new, unread book
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

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Synopsis

Behind the front lines of a crusade to scour the world of magic, the crew of a field hospital confront the horrors of war. A companion novel to Adrian Tchaikovsky's award-winning fantasy novel City of Last Chances

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason, so they deliver a mountain of ragged, holed and scorched flesh to the field hospital tents just behind the front line.

Which is where Yasnic, one-time priest, healer and rebel, finds himself. Reprieved from the gallows and sent to war clutching a box of orphan Gods, he has been sequestered to a particularity unorthodox medical unit.

Led by 'the Butcher', an ogre of a man who's a dab hand with a bone-saw and an alchemical tincture, the unit's motley crew of conscripts, healers and orderlies are no strangers to the horrors of war. Theirs is an unspeakable trade: elbow-deep in gore they have a first-hand view of the suffering caused by flesh-rending monsters, arcane magical weaponry and embittered enemy soldiers.

Entrusted – for now – with saving lives deemed otherwise un-saveable, the field hospital's crew face a precarious existence. Their work with unapproved magic, necromancy, demonology and Yasnic's thoroughly illicit Gods could lead to the unit being disbanded, arrested or worse.

Beset by enemies within and without, the last thing anyone needs is a miracle…

Reviews for City of Last Chances:

'Paints a vivid detailed backdrop' SFX
'Brilliant chaos ensues' Daily Mail
'Some of Tchaikovsky's best prose' SF Crowsnest
'An intriguing tangle… ingenious' Locus
'Endlessly creative' Patrick Ness
'Rich, inventive worldbuilding' Publishers Weekly
'Ilmar is vividly alive' David Towsey
'A master at the height of his powers' Ian Green
'An ambitious epic fantasy read' Grimdark Magazine

About the Author

Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as Elder Race, Doors of Eden, Spiderlight and many others. Children of Time and its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards.