HOUSE OF OPEN WOUNDS - ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY

Libro

Editorial	Apollo
Edad	Adultos
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Autor	TCHAIKOVSKY ADRIAN
ISBN	9781035901364
Peso ( kg )	0,2
Formato	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2024
Tapa	Tapa rustica
Sinopsis	HOUSE OF OPEN WOUNDS Behind the front lines of a crusade to scour the world of magic, the crew of a field hospital confront the horrors of war. A companion novel to Adrian Tchaikovsky's award-winning fantasy novel City of Last Chances City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason, so they deliver a mountain of ragged, holed and scorched flesh to the field hospital tents just behind the front line. Which is where Yasnic, one-time priest, healer and rebel, finds himself. Reprieved from the gallows and sent to war clutching a box of orphan Gods, he has been sequestered to a particularity unorthodox medical unit. Led by 'the Butcher', an ogre of a man who's a dab hand with a bone-saw and an alchemical tincture, the unit's motley crew of conscripts, healers and orderlies are no strangers to the horrors of war. Theirs is an unspeakable trade: elbow-deep in gore they have a first-hand view of the suffering caused by flesh-rending monsters, arcane magical weaponry and embittered enemy soldiers. Entrusted - for now - with saving lives deemed otherwise un-saveable, the field hospital's crew face a precarious existence. Their work with unapproved magic, necromancy, demonology and Yasnic's thoroughly illicit Gods could lead to the unit being disbanded, arrested or worse. Beset by enemies within and without, the last thing anyone needs is a miracle Reviews for City of Last Chances: 'Paints a vivid detailed backdrop' SFX 'Brilliant chaos ensues' Daily Mail 'Some of Tchaikovsky's best prose' SF Crowsnest 'An intriguing tangle ingenious' Locus 'Endlessly creative' Patrick Ness 'Rich, inventive worldbuilding' Publishers Weekly 'Ilmar is vividly alive' David Towsey 'A master at the height of his powers' Ian Green 'An ambitious epic fantasy read' Grimdark Magazine Edad recomendada: Adultos. TCHAIKOVSKY ADRIAN Adrian Czajkowski, quien firma sus libros con la grafía Adrian Tchaikovsky, nació en Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, y luego se trasladó a Reading para estudiar psicología y zoología. Por razones que ni él mismo comprende, posteriormente se dedicó al derecho y ha trabajado como ejecutivo legal tanto en Reading como en Leeds, donde reside actualmente. Casado, es un entusiasta actor de rol y actor aficionado ocasional, se ha formado en lucha escénica y no tiene mascotas exóticas ni peligrosas, salvo posiblemente su hijo. Es autor de las aclamadas series "Sombras del Apto", "Ecos de la Caída" y de varias novelas independientes, entre ellas "Hijos del Tiempo", ganadora del Premio Arthur C. Clarke del 30. Aniversario a la Mejor Novela de Ciencia Ficción.
Cantidad de páginas	624
Fecha Ingreso	27-07-2026