Jon Courtenay Grimwood forge une prose dure, sexy et brutale, mais empreinte d'un humour incisif. Ses romans sont reconnus pour un mélange distinctif de thèmes sombres et d'esprit inattendu. L'œuvre de Grimwood explore souvent des personnages complexes naviguant dans des circonstances difficiles, de la fiction policière aux récits spéculatifs. Les lecteurs sont attirés par sa capacité à créer des histoires à la fois palpitantes et stimulantes.
Set in a strikingly familiar yet unpredictable city, a troubled detective navigates a labyrinth of clues in a world where innocence has vanished. The narrative masterfully intertwines speculative fiction with hard-boiled mystery, immersing readers in a gripping tale that challenges perceptions and explores the darker aspects of humanity. Grimwood's acclaimed Arabesk series invites readers to unravel a complex puzzle that blurs the lines between reality and fiction.
The Arabesk trilogy is celebrated for its dynamic blend of speed, excitement, and sophistication, offering readers an engaging and entertaining experience. Praised by SF Revu, it stands out as a significant addition to contemporary literature, promising a thrilling journey through its pages.
In the depths of night, customs officers board a galley in a harbor and overpower its guards. In the hold they find oil and silver, and a naked boy chained to the bulkhead. Stunningly beautiful but half-starved, the boy has no name. The officers break the boy's chains to rescue him, but he escapes.Venice is at the height of its power. Duke Marco commands the seas, taxes his colonies, and, like every duke before him, fears assassins better than his own. In a side chapel, Marco's thirteen-year old cousin prays for deliverance from her forced marriage. It is her bad fortune to be there when Moorish pirates break in to steal a chalice, but it is the Moors' good fortune -- they kidnap her and demand ransom from the Duke.As day dawns, Atilo, the Duke's chief assassin, prepares to kill the man who let in the pirates. Having cut the traitor's throat, he turns back, having heard a noise, and finds a stranger crouched over the dying man, drinking blood from the wound. The speed with which the boy dodges a dagger and scales a pillar stuns Atilo. And the assassin knows he has to find the boy. Not to kill him though -- because he's finally found what he thought he would never find.Someone fit to be his apprentice.
Ex-assassin Axl Borja has agreed to do one last hit - only he hasn't told his gun yet. Cardinal Santo Ducque faces political ruin if he can't regain the Vatican's missing billions. Mai's a Japanese kinderwhore held hostage on a space habitat. As they collide their actions could change the world.
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma . . .' January, 1986. A week after disgraced Intelligence Officer Tom Fox is stationed to Moscow the British Ambassador's fifteen-year-old daughter goes missing. Fox is ordered to find her, and fast. But the last thing the Soviets want is a foreign agent snooping about on their turf. Not when a killer they can't even admit let alone catch is preparing to kill again . . . A Cold War thriller haunted by an evil legacy from the Second World War, Moskvais a journey into the dark heart of another time and place.
Druhý svazek edice Moderní díla science fiction vám přináší moderní kybepunk od jednoho z nejvýraznějších britských autorů současné fantastiky - Jona Courtenaye Grimwooda.
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