Blood On Borrowed Wings: A Dark Fantasy Thriller
Book Details
Author(s)Darren Stapleton
PublisherDarren Stapleton
ISBN / ASINB01BGYNXSE
ISBN-13978B01BGYNXS9
Sales Rank94,753
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Stay low. Keep moving.
When women start disappearing from the Angelbrawl Arena, Drake is hired to stop the loss of life and profit. He thinks it is just another job. Business. But it turns into something far more sinister and personal when he is abducted together with the beautiful woman he is trying to protect.
He is drawn into a conspiracy that stretches from the stench of the neon Lowland slums to Nimbus City and the very top of society. On the run, betrayed by friends, used by his enemies and hunted by black-winged assassins, Drake has to confront his past and do the worst thing imaginable to survive: ask for help.
Blood on Borrowed Wings is dark fantasy noir. A fast-paced, ferocious thriller full of twists, fists and feathers. It is set on Nimbus, a future Earth, a world divided, where the powerful and evil dominate the skies...and not only birds have wings.
Critic's Reviews:
"Blood on Borrowed Wings has that perfect balance of action and introspection. Set in a grim future, with political intrigue, dark secrets and modified humans who can fly, the main character thinks about what’s happening to him. It’s not just about solving the plot and finding out what’s going on, it’s also about finding out who he is and deciding who he is going to be.
I found it a gripping read. The setting, and some of the characters truly enthralled me. There’s dark humour here, and the kind of thoughtful word-crafting you’d expect from a literary author, but with the kind of plot you’d expect from a summer blockbuster movie. That balance of humour and darkness, sharp dialogue, insight, action and intrigue put me in mind of Mark Lawrence. It leaves me wanting to know what happens next. It is dark and violent, and what’s suggested is darker and more violent again than what’s shown, but it’s also key to plot and characters, not there for the sake of it. If you are craving clever speculative fiction, I can wholeheartedly recommend this book."
Nimue Brown on books (Book Review)
"...this book was very impressive. I enjoyed it, descriptive details and all. I could not put it down. And when I couldn’t find time to read, I was dissappointed, as I wanted to see what happened next. You get a sense of what is going to happen in this book, but it really never gives too much away. I strongly recommend this book for the Urban Fantasy / Science Fiction Thriller fans."
Mike Wolff - https://metallicwolff.wordpress.com (book review)
"Couldn't put my kindle down!"
Matt Busch - Official Star Wars artist and film director.
When women start disappearing from the Angelbrawl Arena, Drake is hired to stop the loss of life and profit. He thinks it is just another job. Business. But it turns into something far more sinister and personal when he is abducted together with the beautiful woman he is trying to protect.
He is drawn into a conspiracy that stretches from the stench of the neon Lowland slums to Nimbus City and the very top of society. On the run, betrayed by friends, used by his enemies and hunted by black-winged assassins, Drake has to confront his past and do the worst thing imaginable to survive: ask for help.
Blood on Borrowed Wings is dark fantasy noir. A fast-paced, ferocious thriller full of twists, fists and feathers. It is set on Nimbus, a future Earth, a world divided, where the powerful and evil dominate the skies...and not only birds have wings.
Critic's Reviews:
"Blood on Borrowed Wings has that perfect balance of action and introspection. Set in a grim future, with political intrigue, dark secrets and modified humans who can fly, the main character thinks about what’s happening to him. It’s not just about solving the plot and finding out what’s going on, it’s also about finding out who he is and deciding who he is going to be.
I found it a gripping read. The setting, and some of the characters truly enthralled me. There’s dark humour here, and the kind of thoughtful word-crafting you’d expect from a literary author, but with the kind of plot you’d expect from a summer blockbuster movie. That balance of humour and darkness, sharp dialogue, insight, action and intrigue put me in mind of Mark Lawrence. It leaves me wanting to know what happens next. It is dark and violent, and what’s suggested is darker and more violent again than what’s shown, but it’s also key to plot and characters, not there for the sake of it. If you are craving clever speculative fiction, I can wholeheartedly recommend this book."
Nimue Brown on books (Book Review)
"...this book was very impressive. I enjoyed it, descriptive details and all. I could not put it down. And when I couldn’t find time to read, I was dissappointed, as I wanted to see what happened next. You get a sense of what is going to happen in this book, but it really never gives too much away. I strongly recommend this book for the Urban Fantasy / Science Fiction Thriller fans."
Mike Wolff - https://metallicwolff.wordpress.com (book review)
"Couldn't put my kindle down!"
Matt Busch - Official Star Wars artist and film director.
