In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of war.
Looking after a defecting scientist should have been Vycol Ferec's easiest mission. But now he's on the run from the intelligence agency he works for, dodging a handler who might have gone rogue and relying on a secret patchwork of illicit resources and dodgy contacts. Turns out his defector might be carrying an apocalypse-level magical weapon — and protecting it requires Ferec and his team to go underground, literally. Down here, the rules are very different... and the tense peace between every city in the world will shatter unless Ferec can drag their darkest secrets into the light.
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Genre: Urban Fantasy
Looking after a defecting scientist should have been Vycol Ferec's easiest mission. But now he's on the run from the intelligence agency he works for, dodging a handler who might have gone rogue and relying on a secret patchwork of illicit resources and dodgy contacts. Turns out his defector might be carrying an apocalypse-level magical weapon — and protecting it requires Ferec and his team to go underground, literally. Down here, the rules are very different... and the tense peace between every city in the world will shatter unless Ferec can drag their darkest secrets into the light.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Praise for this book
"Perfectly inhabits the intersection between John Le Carre and China Mieville." - Elizabeth Bear
"A wry and adventurous tale as unexpectedly layered as a new city built on mysterious ruins. Every dig rewards us with delight." - Meg Elison
"Here there be monsters and wonders, gnarly intrigues and a fascinating hero. Wickhills is both a city and a story worth savoring." - Cate Glass
"Premee Mohamed's facility with the written word never fails to make me pump my fist in sheer delight. Wickhills is both an engaging spy thriller and a playful and brilliant feat of imagination. Not since Perdido Street Station have I found myself so absorbed by the dangers and delights of a weird city." - Kate Heartfield
"With lush prose that brings to mind classics such as Gormenghast, Premee Mohamed weaves a spy story set in a vivid, fantastic world." - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"This novel grabs you by the lapels, and drags you right in. It's crammed full of big ideas, with a fascinating and intricate setting and a cunning story that had me staying up late to find out how it could possibly end. Intrigue, espionage, and a city that defies all reason - what more could one want?" - Daniel O'Malley
"Vivid as lightning, intense and atmospheric as a thunderstorm; a real tour de force." - K J Parker
"A triumph of the imagination, the story twisting and turning through a world that grows more grotesque and fascinating with every page." - Adrian Tchaikovsky
"A wry and adventurous tale as unexpectedly layered as a new city built on mysterious ruins. Every dig rewards us with delight." - Meg Elison
"Here there be monsters and wonders, gnarly intrigues and a fascinating hero. Wickhills is both a city and a story worth savoring." - Cate Glass
"Premee Mohamed's facility with the written word never fails to make me pump my fist in sheer delight. Wickhills is both an engaging spy thriller and a playful and brilliant feat of imagination. Not since Perdido Street Station have I found myself so absorbed by the dangers and delights of a weird city." - Kate Heartfield
"With lush prose that brings to mind classics such as Gormenghast, Premee Mohamed weaves a spy story set in a vivid, fantastic world." - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"This novel grabs you by the lapels, and drags you right in. It's crammed full of big ideas, with a fascinating and intricate setting and a cunning story that had me staying up late to find out how it could possibly end. Intrigue, espionage, and a city that defies all reason - what more could one want?" - Daniel O'Malley
"Vivid as lightning, intense and atmospheric as a thunderstorm; a real tour de force." - K J Parker
"A triumph of the imagination, the story twisting and turning through a world that grows more grotesque and fascinating with every page." - Adrian Tchaikovsky
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