A Dream of Shadows

"It is not often that a man steps through a doorway knowing that he has just made the best and worst decision of his entire life." So declares notorious criminal, Vazeer the Lash, at the start of A Dream of Shadows. Raised in Hell's Labyrinth, the corrupt city where crime and violence are the order of the day, Vazeer has lived on a knife's edge his entire adult life working as a contract smuggler. Having turned himself into an educated man, Vazeer longs to retire from his nefarious career, which has always been at odds with the more cultured side of his personality.

His chance comes when he is paid a fortune to bring down The Raving Blade, one of Hell's Labyrinth's most infamous and sadistic power brokers. Vazeer joins a rogue's gallery of expert Shadow Bidders, each a master of a unique set of unsavory skills, to complete one last contract. Among them are a brilliant actress who finds herself playing a key role in a criminal world where she doesn't belong, and a calm, mysterious assassin, who draws events ever forward towards a series of increasingly dire consequences.

With life and death hanging in the balance, a dangerous romance unfolds. Secrets are revealed and violence erupts, irreversibly blurring the line between good and evil.

Perfect for fans of George RR Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and Patrick Rothfuss, A Dream of Shadows marks the start of a thrilling new literary fantasy series from Peter Eliott.