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  • The Malice

  • By: Peter Newman
  • Narrated by: Jot Davies
  • Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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The Malice

By: Peter Newman
Narrated by: Jot Davies
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Publisher's Summary

Following Peter Newman's brilliant debut, The Vagrant. This is the much-anticipated sequel, The Malice.

In the south, the Breach stirs. Gamma's sword, the Malice, wakes, calling to be taken to battle once more. But the Vagrant has found a home now, made a life, and so he turns his back, ignoring its call. The sword cries out, frustrated, until another answers. Her name is Vesper.

©2016 Peter Newman (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"This is a must-read." ( SciFi Now)
"An original and engrossing world...written with confidence, flair and imagination." (Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Shadows of the Apt series)
"A unique and imaginative world where the only hope rests on the capacity of human beings to love." (Melinda M. Snodgrass)

Reviews of The Vagrant:
"For fans of classic science-fiction literature, this is a must-read." (SciFi Now)
"Come visit this brilliantly imaginative land of winged swords and broken solar cells." ( SFX)
"The Vagrant is a joy to read: an original and engrossing world, a strong story and a protagonist who is intensely charismatic despite - or because of - his silence. Newman's debut is written with confidence, flair and imagination, bringing his dark world to marvellously macabre life." (Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Shadows of the Apt series)
"A stunning and ambitious debut novel set in a unique and imaginative world where the only hope rests on the capacity of human beings to love." (Melinda M. Snodgrass)

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Meandering writing

Story has some great concepts but is written so poorly it becomes a chore to follow. The main character also makes some ridiculous decisions that only occurred to progress the story. With all the potential, it's really a shame.

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Brilliant narration. Best I have heard for ages.

not quite the genius of the first book but still worthwhile. characters a bit directionless at times and none as well liked as Goat.

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