Description: Behind the front lines of a crusade to scour the world of magic, the crew of a field hospital confront the horrors of war. A companion novel to Adrian Tchaikovsky's award-winning fantasy novel City of Last Chances
Brief description: Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as Elder Race, Doors of Eden, Spiderlight and many others. Children of Time and its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards.
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"Constantly brought Pratchett to mind... Quietly humorous and hopeful, House of Open Wounds hit hardest in how it prioritizes healers over warriors" --Locus
"This grim and exceptional look at fantasy warfare from Tchaikovsky feels like M*A*S*H written by an uncharacteristically somber Terry Pratchett... Not to be missed" --Publishers Weekly, Starred review "An extraordinarily powerful and provocative read... both epic and intimate in scale, capturing the structure of fear and hope in a war-torn existence" --LoveReading, Star Book "One of the best pieces of fantasy fiction I have read in recent years... a gem in the genre" --SF Book Reviews "Reminiscent of Terry Pratchett at his best... a dazzling example of intelligent, engaging and superlative writing" --Birmingham SF Group "Various threads and characters come together in a satisfying conclusion, wrought from twists and turns where seemingly inconsequential details... have unexpected significance" --ParSec "This knockout of a read roars with vivid intensity as it explores the viewpoint of a team of diverse healers on the front line of an impossible war." --LoveReading