<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>He calls himself Farouche, after a character from legend, but his reality is that his memories and identity were stolen from him by a secret enemy. In a far-future world of wizards and walled cities, he finds himself trailing a wealthy merchant's caravan across a dusty plain. But his efforts to discover his past reveal a dark prospect.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Searching for his stolen past in the Dying Earth.</strong></p><p>He calls himself Farouche, after a character from legend, but his reality is that his memories and identity were stolen from him by a secret enemy.</p><p>In a far-future world of wizards and walled cities, he finds himself trailing a wealthy merchant's caravan across a dusty plain. Possessed of a soldier's skills, he hires on with the merchant and begins to build a life. But his efforts to discover his past reveal a dark prospect: was he a participant in a notorious massacre of innocents?</p><p>Will Farouche come to know the truth? Will he survive the journey across a lawless land to the remote city of Olliphract, ruled by half-mad thaumaturges? And when he finally lays bare the plot in which he has been ensnared, will it be too late?</p><p>Matthew Hughes delivers another dark fantastical adventure set in a decadent Dying Earth, where men and half-men and even the gods themselves contend for earthly power and unearthly prizes.</p><p>Praise for Matthew Hughes: </p><p>"Criminally underrated" - George R.R. Martin</p><p>"Hughes's boldness is admirable" -- New York Review of Science Fiction</p><p>"Heir apparent to Jack Vance" -- Booklist</p><p>"Hughes effortlessly renders fantastic worlds and beings believable" -- Publishers Weekly</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Criminally underrated" - George R.R. Martin</p><p>"Hughes's boldness is admirable" -- New York Review of Science Fiction</p><p>"Heir apparent to Jack Vance" -- Booklist</p><p>"Hughes effortlessly renders fantastic worlds and beings believable" -- Publishers Weekly</p><br>
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