โ Scribed by Harry Connolly
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Former car thief Ray Lilly is now the expendable grunt of a sorcerer responsible for destroying extradimensional predators summoned to our world by power-hungry magicians. Luckily, Ray has some magic of his own, and so far its kept him alive. But when a friend from his former gang calls him back to his old stomping grounds in Los Angeles, Ray may have to face a threat even he cant handle. A mysterious spell is killing Rays former associates, and they blame him. Worse yet, the spell was cast by Wally King, the sorcerer who first dragged Ray into the brutal world of the Twenty Palace Society. Now Ray will have to choose between the ties of the past and the responsibilities of the present, as he and the Society face not only Wally King but a bizarre new predator.
From the Paperback edition.
Ray Lilly is one of the most interesting characters Ive read lately, and Harry Connollys vision is amazing.Charlaine Harris
An edge-of-the-seat read! Ray Lilly is the new high-water mark of paranormal noir.
Charles Stross, author of Rule 34
Excellent reading . . . delicious tension and suspense.Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files, on Child of Fire
Connolly doesnt shy away from tackling big philosophical issues . . . amid gory action scenes and plenty of rapid-fire sardonic dialogue.Publishers Weekly (starred review), on Game of Cages
This has become one of my must-read series.Locus
From the Paperback edition.
Harry Connolly spent two years writing his first novel, Child of Fire. He has held a variety of jobs in the past, from customer service to landscaping to stay-at-home dad. He lives in Seattle.
Library : General
Universes : Twenty Palaces [03]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 0345508912
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