{"product_id":"mortedants-peril-trials-of-irody-hasp-1","title":"Mortedant's Peril (Trials of Irody Hasp #1)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Mortedant's Peril: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMortedant's Peril\u003c\/i\u003e is a fabulous fantasy mystery set in a fresh, imaginative world and featuring a trio of underdog characters with nothing in common except an unfolding sense of justice that propels them into one engrossing caper after another. Long live Irody, Mirial and Whisper!\" --Sebastien De Castell \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMortedant's Peril\u003c\/i\u003e is like a fantastic dream I didn't want to wake up from! Characters I adore follow a twisty mystery that winds through a weird and wonderful city, in a story full of action and humor and stakes that cut straight to your heart. More, please!!!\"--Melissa Caruso \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"RJ Barker does it again! \n\u003ci\u003eMortedant's Peril\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect blend of humour, darkness, and puzzle box mystery.\"--Sunyi Dean \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] perfect mix of the wit of Pratchett, the city building of Scott Lynch and the unexpected emotional gut punches of Robin Hobb. Barker takes that most common of fantasy tropes, a magic city with a conspiracy at it heart and, fittingly for a tale of a man who reads the dead, breathes new life into it. A deeply wonderful fantasy that made me fall in love with the genre all over again.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With plots and mysteries, unexpected friends and foes alike, strap in for a baroque romp of squalor and grandeur, horror and humour. Fabulous, frantic and moving.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For Hasp, and for Barker, easy is not the same as right, and there is nothing atavistic about insisting that humanity cannot be optimized into obsolescence. Elbay's survival depends on Hasp and his allies' intransigent belief that, in fact, people matter. Perhaps, Barker implies, ours does as well.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating world that readers of fantasy will thoroughly enjoy, and mystery and thriller readers will be drawn to the tension of the time crunch in solving the crime. A seamless mixture of genres.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] propulsive, (mis)adventurous fantasy mystery.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for RJ Barker: \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant.\" --Robin Hobb, author of the Farseer Trilogy \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A viciously exciting adventure. I loved every second of it.\" --Tasha Suri, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Jasmine Throne\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wouldn't let me go . . . a pleasure to read. I can't wait for more!\" --Melissa Caruso, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Last Hour Between Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Often poignant and always intriguing . . . A gifted storyteller.\"--Nicholas Eames, author of \n\u003ci\u003eKings of the Wyld\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A triple-threat of world-building, character and plot, \n\u003ci\u003eGods of the Wyrdwood\u003c\/i\u003e represents the work of an experienced novelist at the top of his game.\" --SFX Magazine \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A vividly realized high-seas epic that pulls you deep into its world and keeps you tangled there until the very last word.\" --Evan Winter, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rage of Dragons \u003c\/i\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships\u003c\/i\u003e is excellent. Aside from the standout writing, it's one of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years.\" --Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I absolutely loved it. A whole lot of swashbuckling awesomeness by RJ Barker. He has crafted a fascinating world and a twisty plot, both rooted in characters I came to care about. A definite winner for me.\" --John Gwynne, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eBlood of Assassins \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant and often beautiful piece of literature from one of the most talented writers out there.\" --Fantasy Faction \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Outstanding. Beautifully written, perfectly paced and assured. Kept me reading well into the early hours of the morning. A wonderful first book--a wonderful book, period--that should be at the very top of your to-read list.\" --James Islington, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost \u003c\/i\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003eAge of Assassins\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRJ Barker is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of fantasy fiction. He won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel for his fourth novel, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships\u003c\/i\u003e, and his debut trilogy The Wounded Kingdom was nominated for the David Gemmel Award, the Kitschie Golden Tentacle, and the BFS Best Debut and Best Novel awards. RJ lives in Leeds with his wife, son, and a collection of questionable taxidermy, odd art, scary music, and more books than they have room for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a city of ancient automata, strange spirits, and sleeping gods, a cleric of death finds his own life on the line in this vividly imagined fantasy murder mystery from the acclaimed author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAge of Assassins.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrody Hasp is a Mortedant, a cleric tasked with reading the last thoughts of the dead--though no one thanks him for it. No Mortedant is popular, but Irody is scarcely tolerated even by the other members of his own guild, and rarely selected for anything but the lowliest of jobs. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis impoverished existence would be dismal enough--but after reading the corpse of a low-level records keeper, Irody's troubles quickly multiply when his own apprentice is murdered, and all fingers point to him as a suspect. The only way to save his own skin is to find the real culprit himself, an investigation that quickly attracts powerful enemies with few scruples, and draws him into a plot that threatens the entire corrupt yet wondrous city he calls home. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lies of Locke Lamora, Foundryside, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eWitness for the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003ethis investigative misadventure begins a perilous new series by award-winning author RJ Barker. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250398802, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9781250398802, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBarker, Rj\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRJ Barker is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of fantasy fiction. 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