Bad Gods: Volume 1
2nd Edition
Published on 6. January 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-78618-534-1 (ISBN)
Description
All Tastes! * All Species! * All Currencies!
You can find anything in Scalentine, the city of portals, but you won't find a better brothel than the Red Lantern. And its proprietor, Babylon Steel (ex-mercenary, ex-priestess, ex... lots of things), means to keep it that way.
But a prurient cult are protesting in the streets, sex workers are disappearing, and Babylon has bills to pay. When the powerful Diplomatic Section hires her - off the books - to find a missing heiress, she has to take the job.
And then her past starts to catch up with her...
Originally published as Babylon Steel in 2011 to critical acclaim, this trope-busting, inclusive, sex positive fantasy is back to delight and entertain readers, complete with a gorgeous new cover from Discworld artist Stephen Player.
You can find anything in Scalentine, the city of portals, but you won't find a better brothel than the Red Lantern. And its proprietor, Babylon Steel (ex-mercenary, ex-priestess, ex... lots of things), means to keep it that way.
But a prurient cult are protesting in the streets, sex workers are disappearing, and Babylon has bills to pay. When the powerful Diplomatic Section hires her - off the books - to find a missing heiress, she has to take the job.
And then her past starts to catch up with her...
Originally published as Babylon Steel in 2011 to critical acclaim, this trope-busting, inclusive, sex positive fantasy is back to delight and entertain readers, complete with a gorgeous new cover from Discworld artist Stephen Player.
Reviews / Votes
"A pacy fantasy romp - idiosyncratic, but an entertaining slice of fun." -- The Guardian -- Keith Brooke * The Guardian * "Sebold has a flair for storytelling... you'll enjoy this if you appreciate the better end of female-friendly fantasy. -- SFX * SFX Magazine * "Worth a hearty recommendation." -- Fantasy Book Review * Fantasy Book Review * "Sebold's world is vibrant and so fully fleshed out that exploring the many twists and turns is a pleasure." - Aurealis * Aurealis *More details
Series
Edition
2nd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 130 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78618-534-1 (9781786185341)
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Person
Gaie Sebold was born in the US to an American father and English mother, and has lived in the UK most of her life. She now resides in that bit of South East London known as 'not as bad as New Cross.' She began writing shortly after learning to read, and has produced a large number of words, many of them different. She has worked as a cleaner (don't laugh, Mum), secretary, till-monkey, stage-tour-manager and editor, and now works for a charity and runs occasional writing workshops. She is an obsessive reader, enthusiastically inefficient gardener and occasional poet. She has a wonderful boyfriend, a paranoid cat and too much stuff.