Waterblack

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’I genuinely believe the ‘Cities of the Weft’ is a masterpiece, a classic of the epic fantasy genre.’ Locus Magazine

Mordew. Malarkai. And now: Waterblack. Welcome to the monumental conclusion to the Cities of the Weft fantasy trilogy.

One thousand million infants are dead, and Nathan Treeves is back. He’s become the Master of Waterblack, the City of the Dead. And Sharli, once a sacrifice, then an assassin, is now a trained God-Killer. She has killed many – but failed in killing Nathan Treeves years ago. Soon she, and the Women’s Vanguard, will have another chance, even as The Master, The Mistress and the Atheistic Crusade hurtle toward their final confrontation.

Alex Pheby is celebrated across genres of literary fiction: his novel Playthings was shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize, and his third novel, Lucia, was joint winner of the 2019 Republic of Consciousness Prize. The Cities of the Weft trilogy have been selected as a Book of the Year by the Guardian, the i, Tor.com and Locus. He lives with his wife and two children in Scotland and is Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University.

Sam Jordison is an author and co-director at Galley Beggar Press, the award-winning indie. He has written several best-selling works of non-fiction, including the notorious Crap Towns series, the I Spy for adults series, and Literary London (co-authored with Eloise Millar). His political books include Enemies Of The People and The 10 Worst Of Everything.