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Mordew

by Alex Pheby

Narrator Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

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Length 18 hours 29 minutes

Language English

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“This absorbing dark fantasy, told in elegant and lush prose, describes a bleak underworld that is also surprisingly beautiful in its somber intensity. Humanly realistic characters, and breakneck plot with interesting and original magic system make it very hard to have to hit pause every time! And yet, somehow… it is also calming. The lively narration, that brings out the beauty of Pheby’s prose, helps with that, as it makes us completely and effortlessly disappear into the story. Highly recommended!”
— Ilya • Librairie Saga Bookstore

Bookseller recommendation

“What a trip! This detailed, intricate story is set in a dark, gritty world with a strange and twisted magic system. It follows the story of a young boy coming into his own. TRUST THE PROCESS; the payoff is great! This book sets up an epic fantasy like no other. The writing is incredible, and the talking dog is the best character. With that ending, I patiently wait for book two.”
— Anna Rose • The Well-Read Moose

Summary
About the author

"Oppressively dark and deliciously Gothic" - The BiblioSanctum

Alex Pheby's Mordew launches an astonishingly inventive epic fantasy trilogy.

God is dead, his corpse hidden in the catacombs beneath Mordew.

In the slums of the sea-battered city, a young boy called Nathan Treeves lives with his parents, eking out a meagre existence by picking treasures from the Living Mud and the half-formed, short-lived creatures it spawns. Until one day his desperate mother sells him to the mysterious Master of Mordew.

The Master derives his magical power from feeding on the corpse of God. But Nathan, despite his fear and lowly station, has his own strength—and it is greater than the Master has ever known. Great enough to destroy everything the Master has built. If only Nathan can discover how to use it.

So it is that the Master begins to scheme against him—and Nathan has to fight his way through the betrayals, secrets, and vendettas of the city where God was murdered, and darkness reigns.

Propulsive, compulsively listenable, full of unforgettable characters and a talking dog who wants to be a
philosopher, Mordew is an epic fantasy strange, new, and terrifyingly alive.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

Fiction Fantasy

ALEX PHEBY lives with his wife and two children in Scotland, and teaches at the University of Newcastle. Alex’s second novel, Playthings, was shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. His third novel, Lucia, was joint winner of the 2019 Republic of Consciousness Prize. Mordew, the first book in the Cities of the Weft trilogy, was selected as a Book of the Year by The Guardian, The I, Tor.com and Locus.