Seven Recipes for Revolution

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The Bear meets Attack on Titan in this exhilarating, food-based epic fantasy filled with high stakes and monster steaks, perfect for fans of Pierce Brown and Jay Kristoff.



Paprick is a common butcher, carving slabs of meat from gargantuan monsters so elite chefs can prepare magic-granting meals for the rich. But Papricks true passion is cooking, and if he can learn the secret art, his dreams of liberating his people and sharing the monsters magic with the world could come true. He steals the precious ingredients needed to practise recipes at home, but if hes caught, hell be executed.

As his desperation grows, he ventures into the black market and uncovers a spice imported from unknown lands. Combining it with the last of his stolen meat, he cooks a dish the world has never tasted before, with side-effects he couldnt have foreseen.

The dishs magic grows Paprick to kaiju-size, and legends of his powers spread among the people. Immediately, the rulers arrest him, but Paprick convinces them to make him a chefs apprenticeif they ever want to learn his Recipe. However, his exposure to the world of high cuisine reveals the rot at its centre, and with his new power, rebellion is only a few recipes away

Reviews

A clever page turner set in a unique and brutal world that will definitely leave you hungry for a second helping. -- Jay Kristoff, Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire
Tremendously unique; what fantasy needs at the moment. -- Richard Swan, author of the Empire of the Wolf series
Seven Recipes for Revolution is compelling, riotous, and utterly fresh! The delightful food-based magic is so unlike anything I've ever read in fantasy, and contrasts beautifully with a harsh, blood-soaked world of rigid social rules. Rose writes with an incisive eye that critiques issues of class and politics; the story is in direct conversation with many dark academia tropes, without ever being subsumed by them. Queer love, chef kings, giant monsters, and magical steaksbrilliant stuff! -- Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters
Seven Recipes for Revolution has all the loving familiarity of classic fantasy in its bones to make a savory stock from, and delivers it with all the comfort of a home cooked meal. Ryan Rose's debut is sure to whet your appetite with its cooking-based magic system, and please your palate with how its courses are served. If you enjoy good food, classic fantasy feeling, and charming nods to the culinary, this is for you. -- R.R. Virdi, author of the Tales of Tremaine series
Seven Recipes for Revolution is a pulpy, bloody blend of Red Rising, Attack on Titan, and Iron Chef with a splash of delectably detailed magic. -- J.T. Greathouse, author of the Pact and Pattern series
Ryan Roses Seven Recipes for Revolution stirs together a fascinating magic system, a fully realized world, giant kaiju, and a gritty, conflicted main character, combining them into a consuming story with the same care and attention as a delicious chocolate souffl. -- Clay Harmon, author of the Rift Walker series
Vivid, vibrant and visceral, Seven Recipes for Revolution weaves a thrilling tale of twisting loyalties and revolutionary carnage through the gleefully unreliable narration of Paprick the Butcher. Rose's writing thrums with texture, taste and pointed humour, delivering a sensory feast with a jagged edge and a delicate seasoning of social conscience. And let's not forget the magical, delicious, monstrous kaiju! -- David Wragg, author of the Articles of Faith series
If you loved Babel but wished it had more kaiju, this book is for you. Rose has created a fresh new world with a sensory explosion of scents and tastes, the flavors lingering long after I put the book down. -- Amber A. Logan, author of The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn
Hugely original while also comfortingly familiar, Seven Recipes for Revolution is a delectable feast of wildly unique worldbuilding and page turning twists. -- Frances White, Sunday Times bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned

Author Bio

After escaping his hometown in Central Florida, Ryan began studying to become a chemical engineer. He was sure he would one day be an asteroid miner. Since then, he's worked in tabletop game design, Broadway musical production, and even taught English to middle schoolers. These days, Ryan lives in Oakland with his partner and their dog, which may be a demon. He now works to defend democracy at UC Berkeley, which still doesn't involve chemical engineering. You can find Ryan on the good socials, assuming there are any at the time of this printing.