The cost will be greater than she could ever have imagined.Ī wild, adrenaline-packed, whip-smart crash of storytelling and shoot-outs, ideal for fans of Becky Chambers' Wayfarers and Alex White's Salvagers. With rebellion brewing, the Accord’s grip on the Outer Moons weakening and a sinister tycoon buying up all land in sight, Ten must find allies where she can and face the past in order to save the future. Cursed by otherworldly forces, she stays alone to keep herself safe, and to keep others safe from her.īut when she experiences a terrifying vision of conflict and the deaths of those she once called friends, she must drag herself back to the land of the living to stop a war before it begins. Ten “Doc” Low is a medic with a dark past, riding the wastes of the desert moon Factus, dispensing medicine to the needy and death to those who cross the laws of the mysterious Seekers. Who controls the future, controls it all. 'Masterfully creepy and sinister, all the more so for taking place in the beautifully drawn English countryside.Ten Low and her ragtag comrades take on an ultra-rich tycoon who owns entire planets in this high-octane clash of law and lawlessness across the stars, for fans of Gideon the Ninth, Anne Leckie and Becky Chambers.

'Refreshing and suspenseful, this novella is an inventive look at the idea of magic lurking just beyond one's reach.' - Publishers Weekly 'Paul Cornell has written a marvelous story, rich in charm, about local politics and witchcraft writ small and personal, but large in consequence.' - Bill Willingham, author of Fables and Down the Mysterly River This is Cornell at the height of his craft.' - Seanan McGuire, author of the Incryptid and October Daye series Beautifully written, perfectly cruel, and ultimately kind. This is the story of a village, not a city, and all the more powerful for that not all big fantasy needs an urban setting.

'Cornell introduces some genuine existential chills into this ingratiating setting.' - The Chicago Tribune Beneath the suspense lies wry humor that buoys the tale along.' - Publishers Weekly 'Cornell weaves together a fast-paced story and engrossing character studies he paints a setting of a gloomy English countryside, disarming his readers with magic and danger that lurks unseen.

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