Fathomfolk Allan Mallinson her first instinct is to

her first instinct is to return to the poorhouse where she grew up

widowed for the second time aged thirty-one

A young black woman desperate to escape a place where the stench of violence hangs heavy in the air

Set between London and St

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Fathomfolk Allan Mallinson her first instinct is to'Prepare to be engulfed. Chan has superbly created a world as real and complex as our own, where oppression has no easy solutions and there is no success without sacrifice. Fast paced action combined with true social depth make this an unforgettable, must read fantasy' Shelley Parker Chan Revolution is brewing in the semi submerged city of Tiankawi, between humans and the fathomfolk who live in its waters. This gloriously imaginative debut fantasy,