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You can find it now! The Lost Art is out from David Fickling Books.
Click the cover for glorious bigness! Click here for The Lost Art bookplate offer. The Lost Art book launch - 6.30pm, 11th July 2007, Waterstones (Emerson Chambers branch), Newcastle upon Tyne.
What is The Lost Art? A millennium after the formidable war machines of the User cultures devoured entire civilisations and rewrote planetary geography, Earth is in the grip of a perpetual Dark Age. Scientific endeavour is strongly discouraged, while remnant technology is locked away - hidden by a Church determined to prevent a new Armageddon. This is the world to which Benzamir Michael Mahmood must return. A descendant of the tribes who fled the planet during those ages-old wars, he comes in pursuit of enemies from the far reaches of space. The technology he brings is wondrous beyond the imaginings of those he will meet, but can its potency match that of the Church's most closely guarded treasure? For centuries it has lain dormant, buried in a lead-lined tomb deep beneath the flagstones of a remote Siberian monastery. But it is about to be unearthed, and the powers that will be unleashed may be beyond anyone's capacity to control. Even a man as extraordinary as Benzamir... The Lost Art is a science fiction novel: that's about the only thing you can be certain of, as no one is quite what they seem, events have a habit of taking an unexpected turn, and the world is just that little bit bigger than anyone thought possible.
So what's lost? Science itself. The holy Wreckers completed what the Turning of the World began. But there are some who are beginning to realise that it's not going to stay lost forever. Step forward the mighty Kenyan Empire, centred around the powerhouse that is Great Nairobi. The Emperor lays claim to all the remnant User technology in his lands, and his spies are everywhere...
Who's in it? There's a magician, a princess, a soldier, a monk, a slave and a boy who looks after camels. And an angel. Doesn't sound very science fiction? There are surprises in store for everyone - especially you. Click here to learn a little more about them. There's a map, too. Be careful though: don't get lost!
Any cool stuff? Cool? Cool? Any cooler and you'd need ski gloves just to touch the cover. Fights. Chases. Monsters. Rockets. Explosions. Giant Robots. Betrayal. Passion. True Love. But don't take my word for it - there are some online reviews you can read: Dreamwatch, The Bookbag, The Institute of Engineering and Technology's Flipside magazine, The Independent and Scifi.uk.com. There are also reviews in Deathray and SFX.
Can I buy it? You most certainly can! If you go to the shop, you can order it from Amazon, or you can find it in your local bookstore: either in the Young Adult section, or on the regular science fiction and fantasy shelves. If for some inexplicable reason they don't stock it, present them with this, and everything should be well... |
