Just a couple of reviews for Retribution, which have been floating around the web recently. The first is at Tor.com, which I like for its honesty: Retribution is ultimately on a par with its predecessor, but it works for different reasons than Drakenfeld did. Given the ubiquity of the grim and the gritty, I was […]
The second Lucan Drakenfeld novel, Retribution, is published this week. Here’s the first chapter: Waiting Standing perfectly still, I listened to the patter of the rain, mesmerized by its cadence as it brushed the leaves of the forest. Ahead of me four children from Bathylan, each of them wearing only a pair of short trousers […]
Well, they’re now in and still on pre-order, with a publication date of October 23rd. They look pretty striking – you don’t really see that many blue covers around in the genre section, so hopefully it’ll sit out nicely on the shelves. There’s another nice illustrated map inside as well. That’s the sixth mainstream novel […]