Fade to Black

Name: Fade to Black
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ISBN: 9780356501666

#1 Rojan Dizon

Francis Knight

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Orbit Books
12 March 2013

Science fiction; Fantasy; Magic; Future Society; Dystopia

Series: Rojan Dizon Novels

GALAXY BOOKSELLER PICK ----- It's not all quite there yet, but the characters (broken twisted intriguing and enticing), the world (the sordid, layered filthy depths of the city), the magic (clever painful ideas) and how these fantasy ideas meet technology (smart, wind-up girl, near future ideas) meets urban fantasy (dark, funny, surreal ideas) -that's good - no great stuff!

Part Perdido Street Station, part (Simon R Greens) something from the Nightside.

A lighter (almost YA) writing style but with some pretty gruesome and heavy scenes and themes. I love the characters in this book. Hope there are many more books to come and that, like Butcher's Dresden Files, the books get better and better as the writer grows into herself and her style (and world).

Definitely a good read for anyone that's into Urban Fantasy (though I guess it's not - technically!) Craig

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Mahala: a city built in the dark depths of a valley. A city built up in layers, not across - where streets are built upon streets, buildings balance precariously upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from its lofty perch at the sunlit summit & where the forsaken lurk in the shadowy depths of the Pit. Rojan is a bounty hunter trying to make his way in the city. Everyone knows he's a womaniser, a shirker of all responsibility, but they don't know he's also a pain-mage: able to draw magic from his own & other people's pain. He's not keen on using it (not least because it's outlawed), but when his niece is abducted and taken to the dark depths of the Pit, he may just be forced to unleash his power...

By: Francis Knight
Imprint: Orbit Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780356501666
ISBN 10: 0356501663
Series: Rojan Dizon Novels
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 12 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown

Francis Knight was born and lives in Sussex, UK. She has held a variety of jobs from being a groom in the Balearics, where she punched a policeman and got away with it, to an IT administrator. When not living in her own head, she enjoys SFF geekery, WWE geekery, teaching her children Monty Python quotes and boldly going and seeking out new civilisations.

Reviews for Fade to Black (#1 Rojan Dizon)

Part Perdido Street Station, part (Simon R Greens) something from the Nightside.

Definitely a good read for anyone that's into Urban Fantasy (though I guess it's not - technically!) Craig

Full of fierce energy, fast-paced and inventive Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Shadows of the Apt series The world building is crazy interesting, the characters are very noir, and the plot was enough to keep me on my toes ... I'm very excited to read the second in the series! Felicia Day A very strong debut from a novelist of vision who has built an intriguing sandbox to play in, with plenty of twists, turns and surprising moments FANTASY FACTION A great fantasy debut ... The beginning of something really quite brilliant ... very highly recommended CIVILIAN READER Full of witty quips, strong emotion, broken yet charming characters, and jam packed with astonishing revelations and fantastic ideas, Fade to Black is a must-read for 2013 WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW