The Floating City

Description

In a land riven with plague, inside the infamous Walled City, two families vie for control- the Medicis with their genius inventor Leonardo; the Lorraines with Galileo, the most brilliant alchemist of his generation. And when two star-crossed lovers, one from either house, threaten the status quo, a third, shadowy power - one that forever seems a step ahead of all of the familial warring - plots and schemes, and bides its time, ready for the moment to attack... Assassination; ancient, impossible machines; torture and infamy - just another typical day in paradise. File Under-Fantasy

Rod Duncan is a published crime writer. His first novelBacklashwas shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger, and he has since written three other novels (all Simon & Schuster UK), and had his first screenplay produced. His background is in scientific research and computing, and he lives in Leicester. You can find Rod online atwww.rodduncan.co.ukand follow him@RodDuncan on Twitter.

"With The Floating City, Craig Cormick has nicely outdone himself." - The Book Plank "I have a gut feeling that the author is building something here, something far bigger than I had suspected at first: a sort of network of plots meant to collide at the very end....I definitely hope my hunches are correct." - YLogs