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Bone Song

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Bone Song

by John Meaney

Random House Publishing Group | December 30, 2008 | Mass Market Paperbound

In this darkly luminous thriller, John Meaney blends gritty futuristic noir with gothic fantasy to create a stunningly seductive world of death and desire. Here an honest cop must face his own darkest impulses as he hunts a perverse killer through a city of the dead.

There have been four celebrity murders already. Now it's up to Lieutenant Donal Riordan to make sure that Tristopolis isn't the scene of a fifth. But the necropolis's vast underground network is already mobilizing for a battle of epic proportions against a powerful death cult whose dark influence reaches up to the highest echelons of Tristopolis's elite. Riordan's only hope is an unlikely alliance with a para-live female agent as they hunt-both aboveground and below-among gargoyles and zombies, spirit slaves and assassins, for the killers even the dead have reason to fear.
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    Rating: 4/5

    Weird fusion of sci-fi and fantasy

    Catherine Bezubiak

    3 years ago

    Wow. A weird and very creepy book. A combination of sci-fi and fantasy but blended in such a way that you can't really tell which is which. I did eventually enjoy this book but I found there to be a few problems. The plot is convoluted. It's a little big hard to follow at some points with characters off all over the place, and clues not well established in the beginning making the revelations at the end seem abrupt. Relationship between the characters are weak and seem to have no build up or explanation.
    BUT, I did give the book four stars and for a good reason. The world created within the book is fascinating. It's unlike anything else I have ever read. I wanted to learn more about it and it's denizens. The descriptions of the settings and of many of the characters is exquisite. It absolutely gave me chills to imagine. I hope he writes more. I will read it.

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In this darkly luminous thriller, John Meaney blends gritty futuristic noir with gothic fantasy to create a stunningly seductive world of death and desire. Here an honest cop must face his own darkest impulses as he hunts a perverse killer through a city of the dead.

There have been four celebrity murders already. Now it's up to Lieutenant Donal Riordan to make sure that Tristopolis isn't the scene of a fifth. But the necropolis's vast underground network is already mobilizing for a battle of epic proportions against a powerful death cult whose dark influence reaches up to the highest echelons of Tristopolis's elite. Riordan's only hope is an unlikely alliance with a para-live female agent as they hunt-both aboveground and below-among gargoyles and zombies, spirit slaves and assassins, for the killers even the dead have reason to fear.

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In this darkly luminous thriller, John Meaney blends gritty futuristic noir with gothic fantasy to create a stunningly seductive world of death and desire. Here an honest cop must face his own darkest impulses as he hunts a perverse killer through a city of the dead.

There have been four celebrity murders already. Now it's up to Lieutenant Donal Riordan to make sure that Tristopolis isn't the scene of a fifth. But the necropolis's vast underground network is already mobilizing for a battle of epic proportions against a powerful death cult whose dark influence reaches up to the highest echelons of Tristopolis's elite. Riordan's only hope is an unlikely alliance with a para-live female agent as they hunt-both aboveground and below-among gargoyles and zombies, spirit slaves and assassins, for the killers even the dead have reason to fear.

About the Author

John Meaney is the author of four previous novels. His novelette Sharp Tang was short-listed for the British Science Fiction Award, and To Hold Infinity and Paradox both appeared on the BSFA short lists for Best Novel. Meaney has a degree in physics and computer science and holds a black belt in Shotokan karate. He lives with his wife in Kent, where he is at work on his next novel, Black Blood, the sequel to Bone Song.



From the Hardcover edition.

Mass Market Paperbound

464 Pages, 4.15 x 6.9 x 0.95 in

December 30, 2008

Random House Publishing Group

English


0553590952
9780553590951

From the Critics

"A remarkable book featuring a unique dark Fantasy/SF world and great writing. The police procedural plot, creepy technology, and seamless, fascinating world make it a real page turner, full of great twists and details. Bone Song has really got it all: fantasy, horror, science fiction, cops, crime-even a love story and a dose of dark, dry humor. A great read and I can''t wait for the next one."-Kat Richardson, author of Greywalker

"John Meaney brings a city of death to richly textured life. In an amazing blend of noir mystery and dark fantasy, Meaney doesn't just build a world-he creates an eerie culture that you can truly visualize and feel. Bone Song is a thrilling and suspenseful beginning to a great new series."-Mark Del Franco, author of Unshapely Things

"Brilliantly fuses SF with elements of gothic fantasy." -SFX

"Crisply written and vividly portrayed."-Guardian, UK

"Grittiness is a word that all too often is thrown around, but I will apply it to the street-level, no nonsense Riordan. Fast paced, very entertaining and out of the ordinary…both haunting and engaging."-SFFWorld.com

"[A] fanciful, macabre romp... straddles the line between gothic fantasy and detective fiction."-Booklist


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