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'John Meaney is a spectacular writer. He makes SF seem all fresh and new again' - Robert J Sawyer, author of "Flash Forward" and "Frameshift". 'Cumberland leaps off the page, a trained killer whose anger and grief at his daughter's condition is brilliantly portrayed; the depiction of his simmering rage, barely held in check, and how he channels it, provides a masterclass in characterisation' - "The Guardian". 'The characters themselves are wonderfully fleshed out and their interaction is quite mesmerising...an intelligent, slick and brilliantly executed novel with a quite unexpected but superbly scripted ending' - ScienceFictionandFantasy.co.uk.

About the Author :
Thomas Blackthorne is the pseudonym of noted British SF author "John Meaney." His most recent novels under his real name are the very wonderful "Bone Song" and "Dark Blood," set in a dark, gothamesque city called Tristopolis, and exploring other parts of that strange alternate Earth. Before that was the post-cyberpunk "To Hold Infinity "and the "Nulapeiron Sequence" of "Paradox, Context "and "Resolution." Paradox was voted the Independent Publishers' Book of the Year (SF/Fantasy category), was first choice in the Daily Telegraph Books of the Year (SF/Fantasy category), and shortlisted for the British Science Fiction award." To Hold Infinity "was also shortlisted for the BSFA Award, as was his novelette "Sharp Tang." He has published short fiction in magazines and anthologies, including reprints in several "year's best" selections. The author lives in Wales, UK.

Review :
"John Meaney is a spectacular writer. He makes SF seem all fresh and new again." - Robert J Sawyer, author of" Flash Forward" and "Frameshift" "Cumberland leaps off the page, a trained killer whose anger and grief at his daughter's condition is brilliantly portrayed; the depiction of his simmering rage, barely held in check, and how he channels it, provides a masterclass in characterisation." - "The Guardian" "The characters themselves are wonderfully fleshed out and their interaction is quite mesmerising... an intelligent, slick and brilliantly executed novel with a quite unexpected but superbly scripted ending." - "ScienceFictionandFantasy.co.uk "Praise for Thomas Blackthorne (John Meaney): "John Meaney is a spectacular writer. He makes SF seem all fresh and new again." - Robert J Sawyer "John Meaney has rewired SF. Everything is different now." - Stephen Baxter "Meaney is one of the best authors of hard SF in the world!" - "SFX" "One of British science fiction's most original and exciting practitioners." - Barnes & Noble ""Dark Blood" is highly entertaining, more action driven and seasoned with splatters of the titular liquid." - Andrew Osbourne, "SFX "(reviewing Dark Blood) "Is it good? Of course it is. Meaney is one of the best authors of hard SF in the world at the moment, and he doesn't put a foot wrong here." - "SFX" (reviewing Resolution)