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The Song of the Dead

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Finally, the lost histories of the Catastrophe will be revealed and with them the ultimate fate of the buried city of Recoletta in the dramatic conclusion to Carrie Patel’s captivating trilogy.


“Carrie Patel’s post-Catastrophic world has become progressively more rich and complex over the course of her trilogy… [This] engaging political fantasy is full of twists and turns, and The Song of the Dead especially stands out for its imaginative, memorably described characters and settings.”
Dru Pagliassotti, author of the Clockwork Heart trilogy


File Under: Fantasy [ Day of Execution | Sky High | We are the Dead | Nature of the Catastrophe ]


The third book in the Recoletta series

With Ruthers dead and the Library Accord signed by Recoletta, its neighbours, and its farming communes, in different parts of the city Inspector Malone and laundress Jane Lin are both in limbo as the city leaders around them vie for power.

A desperate attempt to save Arnault from execution leads to both Malone’s arrest and Jane’s escape. They must pursue each other across the sea to discover a civilization that has held together over the centuries. There they will finally learn the truths about the Catastrophe that drove their own civilization underground.