Tommaso Cellini, celebrated ruler of Cadenza, is dead. For Carlo Mazzoni, an aspiring poet, it is the worst possible moment to arrive at the city gates, his dreams of literary fame turning to disappointment and disgrace.
For Vittoria - known to all but a handful as the notorious ink maid Hypatia - Tommaso's death is overshadowed by the disappearance of her creative spark, while Vittoria's impulsive sister Maddelina seeks to make her own name with a daring conspiracy.
As Cadenza descends into anarchy amid rumours of war with its rival Venice, Carlo and the two sisters become entangled in intrigue, murder and revolution.
Thomas Beckerlegge grew up in a market town in the northwest of England, dreaming of becoming a writer. He studied history at Jesus College, Oxford and won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize for his first novel, Darkside, at the age of 25, writing as Tom Becker. Tom lives in London with his wife, baby son, and a horde of shadowy creatures that he keeps confined within the pages of his notebook.
Title: Carnival Of Ash
Author: Tom Beckerlegge
ISBN: 9781786185013
Binding:
Publisher: Rebellion
Publication Date: 2023-01-03
Number of Pages: 480
Weight: 0.2901 kg
A gorgeous, immersive triumph of Renaissance-flavored worldbuilding -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
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[A] delicate study of the demise of society -- SciFiNow
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Memorable -- SFX Magazine
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The zest and wit that Beckerlegge infuses into his fantastical Decameron is marvelous -- Locus
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This is a fabulous book -- The Historical Novels Review, Editor's Choice
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