![]() ![]() ![]() With a foreword by Alastair Reynolds (author of ‘Revelation Space’ and the recent ‘Blue Remembered Earth’, as well as ’On the Steel Breeze’), 'Downside Girls' is a standalone collection of interlinked stories by Jaine Fenn, that also shines new light on characters from 'Principles of Angels’, Jaine's first novel in the 'Hidden Empire' series. ![]() As her abilities diminish, new possibilities open up. Larnia Mier, a talented topside musician and instructor, is injured after witnessing a removal first-hand. Downside, Isha's brother Rakul brings a little black box home with him, and sets Isha on a journey that takes her to a meeting with the most powerful man in Kesh City. The downsider Geal hopes for a better life topside, only to find herself embroiled in a 'removal' by the Angel Thiera. When Vanna Agriet accidentally spills her drink over an Angel it could spell death, but instead it leads to a rather peculiar friendship. Kesh City is a democracy by assassination, where the Angels - deadly state-sponsored killers - remove those unworthy to hold office. For the Topsiders life is about luxury and opulence, while for those of the Undertow day to day survival takes precedence. The floating city of Kesh rests above the uninhabitable planet of Vellern. ![]()
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