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DREAMS OF INAN: Stealing Life

By Antony Johnston

Nicco Salarum is a good thief, a stealthy gentleman burglar who makes his dubious living on the rough streets of Azbatha, nicknamed the 'Pit-On-Stilts' - a dangerous, overcrowded and corrupt city in the island nation of Turith. But Nicco is in trouble after he ditched an expensive stolen shipment rather than kill a security guard. That shipment 'belonged' to a local mob boss, and now Nicco must repay what the shipment was worth.

So when Xandus, a magus from the other side of Turith, offers Nicco a seemingly easy task - steal the so-called 'magic necklace' of a visiting dignitary - for an enormous amount of money, Nicco thinks his prayers have been answered.

But the job is not all it seems, and soon Nicco is Turith's most wanted fugitive. Where has Xandus disappeared to? Why is the dignitary suddenly on his deathbed? And what does all this have to do with a foreign city's impending religious revolution?

Book information

£6.99/$7.99
ISBN: 1-905437-12-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-905437-12-2
320 pages
Release date: January 2007

About the series

Inan is a world in a far-flung galaxy where magic and technology co-exist and have become intertwined. Alongside hi-tech weaponry and the day-to-day tech of a highly developed culture and civilisation, there also exist a number of mages who have developed magical skills and capabilities beyond the understanding of science. Alongside laser canons there exists the power of spells that can wipe out an opposition army with a gesture and incantation.

The magicians who can wield such magic exist as cloistered academics, dedicated to their art; unaware almost of the role they play as the ultimate deterrent in brokering a worldwide peace. It is their pivotal role that drives the intrigues of the nation states that mix unicorns with hi-tech air-cruisers.

Each novel in this series expands on this exciting fantasy world and explores the dangers and intrigues therein.

About the author

Antony is a prolific and diverse writer of comics and books. His comics and graphic novels include horror, sci-fi, Westerns, thrillers and even romantic comedy. Frightening Curves, his debut illustrated novel, won the 2002 American Independent Press award for "Best Horror", and he's the only other author to have written for Greg Rucka's award-winning espionage series Queen & Country. Antony lives, works and walks his dog in rural north-west England, where it rains a lot.