Bound
By (Author) Alan Baxter
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
23rd May 2016
Australia
Paperback
352
Width 155mm, Height 235mm, Spine 26mm
442g
Alex Caine, a fighter by trade, is drawn into a world he never knew existed - a world he wishes he'd never found.
Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His powerful secret weapon is an unnatural vision that allows him to see his opponents' moves before they know their intentions themselves.
After a fight one night, an enigmatic Englishman, Patrick Welby, claims to know Alex's secret.Welby shows Alex how to unleash a breathtaking realm of magic and power, drawing him into a mind-bending adventure beyond his control. And control is something Alex values above all else.
Shortlisted for the 2015 Ditmar awards - Best Novel
"I had a lot of fun reading Alan Baxter's BOUND... It's a teeth-gnashing, shadow-chasing, magesign-riddled sexy beast of a thing!" Margo Lanagan
"It blew me away" Kylie Chan
Alan Baxter is a British-Australian author living in regional NSW. He writes horror, dark fantasy and sci-fi, rides a motorcycle and loves his dog. He also teaches Kung Fu. He is the author of dark fantasy thriller novels, and has had around 50 short stories published in a variety of journals and anthologies worldwide. Hes a contributing editor and co-founder at Thirteen OClock, Australian Dark Fiction News & Reviews, and co-hosts Thrillercast, a thriller and genre fiction podcast. He is director and chief instructor of the Illawarra Kung Fu Academy.