Product Description

Vali Hallsdottir has returned to her home world of Muspell to discover that her nation is in chaos, preparing to face invasion from the neighbouring country of Darkland. When her friend and mentor Idhunn is brutally murdered and her spine removed and stolen, Vali falls under suspicion and is held by the army of the Morrighanu, but released by a mysterious force.

Having nowhere else to run, she travels across the northern ice field to the hostile glacier territory of Darkland, where she meets an old enemy, Thorn Eld, a member of the elite security force known as the vitki. Eld tells her that Darkland has spawned a rogue assassin, a female vitki killer known as Skinning Knife and despite their differences Vali and Eld decide to join forces and track down the vitki’s most lethal weapon. Together they are facing some dangerous questions about the nature of Skinning Knife herself, and her impact on their world . . .and they are not the only ones who are desperate to discover the assassin’s whereabouts . . .

‘Confirmation, if any were really needed, that Williams is one of the most original and distinctive voices in British SF’ SFX

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110765 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

The Guardian
'Williams's forte is her depiction of driven characters in richly
realised settings'

SFX
'confirmation,if any were really needed, that Williams is one of
the most original and distinctive voices in British SF'

The Times
'A breathless, vivid adventure that is thought-provoking on such
subjects as the allure of violence.'

Customer Reviews

Bloodmind you don't miss this one
The second book in the series, following on from the equally brilliant Darkland. More factional intrigue, wars and assassinations. The plot moves along swiftly and the mix of magic and cyberpunk technology has never worked better. Realistic (and cool) female (and male) characters, clashing ideologies and thrilling adventure make for top quality feminist science fiction. The converging plot lines are fascinating and handled brilliantly by Liz Williams. You will love this book.