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The Waking Fire

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Here be dragons. Or, as bestselling author Ryan calls them in this first novel of his new fantasy series, drakes. Dragons, or drakes, are a staple of fantasy but Ryan’s take on them has some refreshing and fascinating touches. Black, Blue, Green and Red drakes are bred and farmed so that they can be, literally, tapped for “product”; the various coloured bloods imbue humans lucky enough to be “Blood-Blessed” with particular extraordinary powers. Even those not so “blessed” can glean some benefits from imbibing the blood.

As you might imagine “product” has become the basis of a thriving economy in a world that has used its powers to arrive at a level of technology akin to our 19th century: sprawling cities, red product powered paddlesteamers. Into this vividly described and pleasingly cohesive world Ryan drops three characters, a female spy, a young street fighter and a new naval officer. We follow them, through interlinked and interleaved chapters, into a gripping plot that revolves around the discovery of a mythical and hugely powerful White drake. The Waking Fire will appeal to those who love Robin Hobb and Scott Lynch alike; it has a winning sense of adventure and wonderful world-building. ~ Simon Spanton

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