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Dark Blood

John Meaney

John Meaney's triumphant invention of gothic SF continues with his undead detective discovering a terrifying conspiracy against the living

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Police officer Donal Riordan, killed and brought back to life with the heart of his undead lover beating in his chest, is getting used to a bizarre and frightening new existence. As one of the undead the living citizens of Tristopolis distrust and fear him. But death has its advantages. He can sense the presence, the thoughts the feelings of his fellow zombies, he is tireless, he can see better, hear more acutely.

But none of this will necessarily save him as he begins to investigate who is behind a plot to ensorcel the entire population of Tristopolis. The plot goes right to the top and anyway who gets in the way will be killed again.

And all the time the members of the Unity party are stoking the fires of hatred towards the undead.

John Meaney's new series is a superb melding of the science fiction and horror genres and is perfectly timed for the resurgance of horror in the market.

 

"As John Meaney follows his take on magic's equivalent of nuclear technology through to its logical conclusion he creates one of the most satisfying border crossing fusions of Dark Fantasy, Horror and hard Science Fiction in years... before hitting us with a twist ending straight out of Edgar Allan Poe."

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Dark Blood

Buy Dark Blood from Amazon
£12.99
Paperback
352 pages
234 x 153 mm
ISBN-10: 0575079614
ISBN-13: 9780575079618
Publication: March 2008
'dark blood' is also available in hardback format
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