Principles of Angels

#1 Hidden Empire

Jaine Fenn

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Gollancz
01 June 2009

Science fiction; Artificial Intelligence; Colonisation; Faster Than Light

Khesh City floats above the surface of the uninhabitable planet of Vellern. Topside, it's extravagant, opulent, luxurious; the Undertow is dark, twisted and dangerous. Khesh City is a place where nothing is forbidden - but it's also a democracy, of sorts, a democracy by assassination, policed by the Angels, the elite, state-sponsored killers who answer only to the Minister, their enigmatic master.

Taro lived with Malia, his Angel aunt, one of the privileged few, until a strange man bought his body for the night, then followed him home and murdered Malia in cold blood. Taro wants to find the killer who ruined his future, but he's struggling just to survive in the brutal world of the Undertow. Then an encounter with the Minister sets him on a new course, spying for the City; his target is a reclusive Angel called Nual.

Elarn Reen is a famous musician, sent to Khesh City as the unwilling agent of mankind's oldest enemy, the Sidhe. To save her own life, she must find and kill her ex-lover, a renegade Sidhe.

Though they come from different worlds, Taro and Elarn's fates are linked, their lives apparently forfeit to other people's schemes. As their paths converge, it becomes clear that the lives of everyone in Khesh City, from the majestic, deadly Angels to the barely-human denizens of the Undertow, are at risk. And Taro and Elarn, a common prostitute and an uncommon singer, are Khesh City's only chance...

By: Jaine Fenn
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780575083295
ISBN 10: 0575083298
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 June 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown

Author Website: www.jainefenn.com

Jaine Fenn studied Linguistics and Astronomy at university before embarking on a career as an IT consultant. She is the author of the Hidden Empire books, the first two of which are PRINCIPLES OF ANGELS and CONSORTS OF HEAVEN; the third novel in this loosely linked series, GUARDIANS OF PARADISE, is due out in 2010. She lives with her husband in Hampshire.