The Black Lung Captain - Chris Wooding [0]
#9 ON AMAZON UK BEST OF 2010
IN BOOKS: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LIST
“The Black Lung Captain is as good, and dare I say it, even better than the first.… Recommended wholeheartedly—I love this series!”
—SFFWorld
“The joy of these books is the original future Wooding has created. This is a steampunk romance full of battling aerium-fuelled aircraft, villainous buccaneers and hordes of ravaging ghouls, held together by an expertly orchestrated plot.… Marvellous.”
—Guardian (UK)
“The Black Lung Captain met, and even exceeded, my expectations and proved that Chris Wooding can write a damned fine adventure novel with characters you’ll come to love.… Chris Wooding writes one hell of a novel!”
—Walker of Worlds
“The Black Lung Captain, like its forebear, is page-turning entertainment from start to finish, packed with aerial battles, chases, intrigue and hints of much bigger stories to come.”
—SFX (4½ stars out of 5)
Praise for
SHORT-LISTED FOR
THE 2010 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD
“Retribution Falls picks you up, whisks you swiftly and entertainingly along, and sets you down with a big smile on your face.”
—JOE ABERCROMBIE, author of Last Argument of Kings
“A fast, exhilarating read … the kind of old-fashioned adventure I didn’t think we were allowed to write anymore, of freebooting privateers making their haphazard way in a wondrous retro-future world.”
—PETER F. HAMILTON, author of The Temporal Void
“This is a wonderful book.”
—New York Times bestselling author CHARLAINE HARRIS
“Retribution Falls is an inventive, high-flying adventure full of secrets, sky pirates, and suspense, complete with cocky heroes and daring escapes. Fans of Joss Whedon’s Firefly will love it.”
—CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, co-author of The Secret Journeys of Jack London
“Engaging characters, interesting world, a story that moves—what more can you ask for?”
—TROY DENNING, New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss
“If masterful plotting were the book’s only attribute, then Retribution Falls would still be a first-rate read. What makes it exceptional is the psychological insight rare in fast-paced, adventure SF.… On every level, Retribution Falls is a triumph.”
—Guardian (UK)
“If any book can be given its own genre then this would surely fall under the heading of fun … and alongside Phillip Pullman’s superlative Dark Materials trilogy this is one of the best Steam-punk novels out there.”
—Fantasy Book Review
“One of the best pieces of fun I’ve read in a long while … a whip-cracking pace and with characters you care about … If you’re looking for a book where the pages just fly in reading, then look no further—this is a great read.”
—SFFWorld
“So what’s not to love in this book—fast action, great characters, great setting and superb one-liners? Highly, highly recommended and another notable sff novel of ’09 for me.”
—Fantasy Book Critic
“If you are looking for a fun, page-turning scifi read, then Retribution Falls is for you. If Joe Abercrombie ever wrote a science fiction book, this is the sort of thing he’d come up with.”
—Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
“I’d recommend [Retribution Falls] to anyone who’s after a dose of rip-roaring adventure.”
—Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
“This is an exciting story and the misadventures and foolhardy escapades of this crew are extremely amusing. As in all good pirate stories, terrific battles between ships abound.”
—ReadPlus
“From the dialogue with supremely funny re-joiners to a world that is so well realized, Retribution Falls is a can’t miss novel. The fast and furious Retribution Falls is a staggeringly and ridiculously good page turner.”
—Booktionary
“Retribution Falls is an excellent novel.”
—SFCrowsnest
BY CHRIS WOODING
TALES OF THE KETTY JAY
The Black Lung Captain
Retribution Falls
MALICE DUOLOGY
Havoc
Malice
The Fade
Storm Thief
BRAIDED PATH
The Ascendancy Veil
The Skein Lament
The Weavers of Saramyr
Poison
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
BROKEN SKY
Endgame
Kerosene
Catchman
Crashing
The Black Lung Captain is a work of