{"product_id":"house-of-open-wounds-paperback","title":"House of Open Wounds: Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Series 2025 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind the front lines of a crusade to scour the world of magic, the crew of a field hospital confront the horrors of war. A companion novel to Adrian Tchaikovsky's award-winning fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eCity of Last Chances\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCity-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason, so they deliver a mountain of ragged, holed and scorched flesh to the field hospital tents just behind the front line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhich is where Yasnic, one-time priest, healer and rebel, finds himself. Reprieved from the gallows and sent to war clutching a box of orphan Gods, he has been sequestered to a particularity unorthodox medical unit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLed by 'the Butcher', an ogre of a man who's a dab hand with a bone-saw and an alchemical tincture, the unit's motley crew of conscripts, healers and orderlies are no strangers to the horrors of war. Theirs is an unspeakable trade: elbow-deep in gore they have a first-hand view of the suffering caused by flesh-rending monsters, arcane magical weaponry and embittered enemy soldiers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntrusted - for now - with saving lives deemed otherwise un-saveable, the field hospital's crew face a precarious existence. Their work with unapproved magic, necromancy, demonology and Yasnic's thoroughly illicit Gods could lead to the unit being disbanded, arrested or worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeset by enemies within and without, the last thing anyone needs is a miracle... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReviews for \u003ci\u003eCity of Last Chances\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Paints a vivid detailed backdrop' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant chaos ensues' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Some of Tchaikovsky's best prose' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSF Crowsnest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intriguing tangle... ingenious' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Endlessly creative' \u003cb\u003ePatrick Ness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich, inventive worldbuilding' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ilmar is vividly alive' \u003cb\u003eDavid Towsey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A master at the height of his powers' \u003cb\u003eIan Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An ambitious epic fantasy read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and has trained in stage-fighting. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eShards of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42446370177159,"sku":"9781035901364","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3bb4bca2e5dc983aa944ba7e1d23fb47_13f6294e-1777-4975-86b1-3a5ce6b6684e.webp?v=1741853144","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/house-of-open-wounds-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}