Description
In the mining town of Goetia, the world is divided between The Fallen, descendants of demonkind, and The Virtues, the winners in an ancient war. Celeste and Mariel are two Fallen sisters, bound by blood but raised in separate worlds.
Celeste grew up with their father, passing in privileged society, while Mariel stayed with their mother in Goetia's slums. Celeste is wracked by guilt for leaving her sister behind, and when their father dies, she becomes Mariel's fiercest protector. But their lives are upended when Mariel is arrested for the murder of a Virtue.
Determined to save her sister and prove her innocence, Celeste turns to her ex-lover, a former general in the armies of Hell, for help. Soon Celeste is making her own deals with devils and angels alike to prove her sister's innocence. However the journey to discover the truth threatens to become more than Celeste ever bargained for.
From the best-selling author of Between Earth and Sky series comes a genre-bending standalone murder mystery with angels and demons
About the Author
Rebecca Roanhorse is the New York Times bestselling author of Trail of Lightning, Storm of Locusts, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, and Race to the Sun. She has won the Nebula, Hugo, Alex, and Locus Awards for her fiction, and was the recipient of the 2018 Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Her previous novel, Black Sun, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. She lives in New Mexico with her family.
Reviews
'Rebecca Roanhorse is known for her incredible worldbuilding, diverse inspirations, and complex reinterpretations of tropes, and all her talents are perfectly on display in her latest.' -- CrimeReads
'A compelling, dark fantasy mystery' -- BuzzFeed News
Book Information
ISBN 9781786188748
Author Rebecca Roanhorse
Format Paperback
Imprint Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Publisher Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 11mm
