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Retribution Falls: The unputdownable steampunk adventure

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Retribution Falls: The unputdownable steampunk adventure

Contributors:

By (Author) Chris Wooding

ISBN:

9780575085169

Publisher:

Orion Publishing Co

Imprint:

Gollancz

Publication Date:

1st June 2010

UK Publication Date:

8th April 2010

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

823.92

Prizes:

Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2010 (UK)

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

448

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 30mm

Weight:

358g

Description

Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves.

So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down.

But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons.

Author Bio

Chris Wooding is in his early thirties and has already signed his first Hollywood film deal and won several awards for his writing. He is the author of, amongst others, the Broken Sky series, which has sold over 200,000 copies in the US alone, and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, which won the Silver Smarties award. He has travelled extensively, plays bass and guitar and has recorded several albums with various bands and toured in Europe. His books have been published all over the world and translated into 19 languages. He is currently working on two movies with a top Hollywood director.

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