Shadow: Book One of the Scavenger Trilogy [Paperback]

Utterly compelling (THE ALIEN ONLINE on Shadow )

This is exactly what the fantasy genre needs. Mature, confident prose from a talented writer...compelling, assured, intelligent - five stars (SFX )

* A brilliant new fantasy series from the acclaimed author of The Fencer Trilogy. * The first book in a series that takes fantasy fiction into remarkable new territory.

COLOURS IN THE STEEL, THE BELLY OF THE BOW and THE PROOF HOUSE, which comprised the Fencer Trilogy, introduced a remarkable new voice in fantasy fiction. A man wakes in the wilderness, amid scattered corpses and inquisitive crows. He has no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. The only clues to his former existence lie in his apparent skill with a sword and the fragmented dreams that permeate his sleep. Alone in a hostile world he moves from village to village, masquerading as a god to obtain food and shelter. But the shadow of his past pursues him relentlessly. It whispers to him a riddle far more complex than he could ever have imagined - and a truth he may not wish to believe

K.J. Parker received critical acclaim for his Fencer Trilogy (COLOURS IN THE STEEL, THE BELLY OF THE BOW and THE PROOF HOUSE). SHADOW is the first book in the Scavenger Trilogy – a series that takes fantasy fiction into remarkable new territory.

Praise for K.J. Parker

‘One of the most entertaining fantasy debuts in recent years … A superior slice of fantasy’ SFX

‘Action-packed adventure … an intriguing tale of magic, manipulation and revenge. STARBURST

Having worked in the journalism and the law, K. J. Parker now writes and makes things out of wood and metal.