The breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express.
´Imagine a crossover between Murder on the Orient Express, Game of Thrones and Paradise Lost . . . Brooks has serious talent´ SUNDAY TIMES
´I was completely transported by this book . . . I urge everybody to pick up a copy´ STUART TURTON
´Breathtaking . . . Abounding with mysteries and marvels´ SAMANTHA SHANNON
´Exceptional. Strange, addictive, immersive, it´s a steampunk Piranesi meets His Dark Materials´ JENNIE GODFREY
´Mysterious and clever and brilliant´ NATASHA PULLEY
It is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket.
It is the end of the nineteenth century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands: a terrain of terrible miracles that lies between Beijing and Moscow.
Nothing touches the Wastelands except the Great Trans-Siberian Express: an impenetrable train built to carry cargo across continents, but which now transports anyone who dares.
Onto the platform steps a curious cast of characters: Marya, a grieving woman with a borrowed name; Weiwei, a famous child born on the train; and Henry Grey, a disgraced naturalist.
But there are whispers that the train isn´t safe. As secrets and stories begin to unravel, the passengers and crew must survive their journey together, even as something uncontrollable seems to be breaking in . . .