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Black Lung Captain (Tales of the Ketty Jay, Book 2)
Written by Chris Wooding
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Average Score:
85(2)
Darian Frey is down on his luck. He can barely keep his squabbling crew fed and his rickety aircraft in the sky. Even the simplest robberies seem to go wrong. It's getting so a man can't make a dishonest living any more. Enter Captain Grist. He's heard about a crashed aircraft laden with the treasures of a lost civilisation, and he needs Frey's help to get it. There's only one problem. The craft is lying in the trackless heart of a remote island, populated by giant beasts and subhuman monsters. Dangerous, yes. Suicidal, perhaps. Still, Frey's never let common sense get in the way of a fortune before. But there's something other than treasure on board that aircraft. Something that a lot of important people would kill for. And it's going to take all of Frey's considerable skill at lying, cheating and stealing if he wants to get his hands on it ...Strap yourself in for another tale of adventure and debauchery, pilots and pirates, golems and daemons, double-crosses and double-double-crosses. The crew of the Ketty Jay are back!
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Book Details
Science Fiction
Paperback,
448 Pages
Published
by Gollancz on July 29, 2010
ISBN-10 0575085185
ISBN-13 978-0575085183
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Reviews
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The Wertzone
| Adam Whitehead
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Review Rating: 90
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...page-turning entertainment from start to finish, packed with aerial battles, chases, intrigue and hints of much bigger stories to come.
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sffworld.com
| Mark Yon
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Review Rating: 80
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If you're thrilled by tales of betrayal and revenge, space pirates, incredibly fast spaceship chases, great character repartee and steam punk sensibilities [...] this one is a great read.
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