Bound: Alex Caine Book 1
by Baxter
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Pub Date Jun 23 2014 | Archive Date Jan 31 2015
HarperCollins Publishers Australia | Voyager - AU
Description
Alex Caine, a fighter by trade, is drawn into a world he never knew existed - a world he wishes he'd never found.
Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His powerful secret weapon is an unnatural vision that allows him to see his opponents' moves before they know their intentions themselves.
An enigmatic Englishman, Patrick Welby, approaches Alex after a fight and reveals, 'I know your secret.' Welby shows Alex how to unleash a breathtaking realm of magic and power, drawing him into a mind-bending adventure beyond his control. And control is something Alex values above all else.
A cursed grimoire binds Alex to Uthentia, a chaotic Fey godling, who leads him towards chaos and murder, an urge Alex finds harder and harder to resist. Befriended by Silhouette, a monstrous Kin beauty, Alex sets out to recover the only things that will free him - the shards of the Darak. But that powerful stone also has the potential to unleash a catastrophe which could mean the end of the world as we know it.
Shortlisted for the 2015 Ditmar awards - Best Novel
Advance Praise
"I was completely blown away when I read this. A classic hero's journey with a cast of real three-dimensional and really interesting characters. The world he's built rivals anything by Jim Butcher - actually I think he's a better writer than Butcher: his prose is fluid and engrossing, and he balances action with pace and at the same time provides wonderful vignettes of really quality descriptive prose. I'm reminded of Benedict Jacka and Kevin Hearne when I read this - the pace and the terrific page-turning attributes. He has the bonus of being a true practitioner of Martial Arts and his action scenes are solid and authentic.” --Kylie Chan is the bestselling author of Dark Heavens and Journey to Wudang trilogies
"Bound brings together some of the finest elements of speculative fiction and whips them up into a gritty, fast-paced, urban fantasy thriller that will appeal to a wide audience. Alan’s work is reminiscent of that of Clive Barker and Jim C. Hines, but with a unique flavour all of its own. Alex Caine is an engaging hero, a kind of modern knight errant, finding his way through a world with new powers, new possibilities and new dangers."
-- Angela Slatter is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award, an Aurealis Award winner and a World Fantasy Award finalist
"Bound is a great read, full of action and magic. I loved the characters, from Alex who is genuinely likeable to Hood who is deliciously evil. Alan Baxter sets up a vivid world on the boundaries of our own -- playing with recognisable creatures like werewolves and fey but doing something really different and original with them."
-- Joanne Anderton is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Her debut novel, Debris was published by Angry Robot Books in 2011 and followed by Suited in 2012.
"The start to this series has given me faith that the Urban Fantasy scene is not just the same story with different characters" -- Collins Bookstore Edwardstown
"This is a page turning dark fantasy that doesn't shy away from sex and violence and the the underbelly of society." -- Mark Timmony, Booktopia
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780732299101 |
| PRICE | A$24.99 (AUD) |
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