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The Traitor

The Traitor 1

by Seth Dickinson
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/09/2015
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"Literally breathtaking . . ." NPR

Baru Cormorant believes any price is worth paying to liberate her people - even her soul. When the Empire of Masks conquers her island home, criminalises her customs, and murders one of her fathers, Baru vows to mask her hate, join the Empire's civil service, and claw her way high enough up the rungs of power to put a stop to the Emperor's influence and set her people free - whatever the price. A natural savant, she is sent as an Imperial agent to distant Aurdwynn - a post she worries will never get her the position and power she craves. But Baru soon discovers Aurdwynn is a complex and secretive country, seemingly on the brink of rebellion. All it would need is a match to the tinder...

PRAISE FOR THE TRAITOR

"Like its namesake, The Traitor lures you in, puts you at your ease, wins your confidence, and then destroys you . . . It's the way this story gets under your skin and hits you where it really counts that puts it in a class by itself" SF Reviews

"A fascinating tale of political intrigue and national unrest" Washington Post
ISBN:
9781447281146
9781447281146
Category:
Fantasy
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
24-09-2015
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
400
Dimensions (mm):
234x153x29mm
Weight:
0.54kg
Seth Dickinson

Seth Dickinson's short fiction has appeared in various publications including Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. He is an instructor at the Alpha Workshop for Young Writers, winner of the 2011 Dell Magazines Award, and a lapsed student of social neuroscience. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Monster is his second novel, following The Traitor, which was shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of someone taking down an Empire with the magical power of Economics, which makes a great change from strange women lying in ponds distributing swords. I think you'll agree that's hardly a basis for a system of government.

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