Wicked Bronze Ambition (Garrett, P. I. Series #14)

by Glen Cook

Overview

Garrett is a human detective in the fantastical city of TunFaire. And now he’s getting tangled up in the worst sort of laws...

In-laws.
 
Garrett is set to stow his wandering heart with his fiancée, Strafa Algarda. But for Garrett, even true love comes with its share of headaches—namely, the Algarda family.

Strafa’s family needs Garrett’s unique skills in the worst way. Rumors are spreading that someone is organizing a Tournament of Swords—a brutal contest that magically compels the children of sorcerers to battle until only one is left alive. The winner will absorb the power from those he has killed and thus become a demigod.

Strafa and her family want to protect her daughter, Kevans, from being forced to take part in the lethal contest...and they’ve asked Garrett to find out who is organizing the tournament and nip it in the bud. The only problem is that finding the culprit is most likely impossible. But the Algardas are used to getting what they want....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101626399
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/02/2013
Series:	Garrett, P.I. Series , #14
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	351,787
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Glen Cook used to work the assembly line at a General Motors plant, writing in between helping to build cars as they came down the conveyor belt. He has written extensively in the science fiction and fantasy fields, and is the author of the Garrett, P.I., novels and the Black Company alternate history series.

Date of Birth:

July 9, 1944

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for the Garrett, P.I., Series
 
“Cook turns fantasy inside out!”—Locus
 
“Fantasy noir at its best.”—Library Journal
 
“Eminently satisfying.”—Booklist
 

Editorial Reviews

Like many other future spouses, Garrett cherishes his fiancée, but harbors deep qualms about her parents. Things come to a head with the Algarda family's latest request. They insist that their master detective future son-in-law must get to the root of rumors that some anonymous TunFaire personage is organizing a Tournament of Swords that will compel the children of sorcerers to duel to the death. That request lands Garrett in overwhelming troubles that no honest private investigator would ever want to contemplate. A mass-market paperback and NOOK Book original.

Praise for the Garrett, P.I., Series
 
“Cook turns fantasy inside out!”—Locus
 
“Fantasy noir at its best.”—Library Journal
 
“Eminently satisfying.”—Booklist

From the Publisher