In an impossible world that even time has forsaken, a servant undertakes an epic quest across a plague-ravaged landscape.
In an impossible world that even time has forsaken, a servant undertakes an epic quest across a plague-ravaged landscape.
Apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic, Dark fantasy, Dystopian
Scarred is an epic fantasy story set in a mist-shrouded and desolate world. The denizens of the Enclave are trapped inside their crumbling city, tormented by the terrible plague that swirls within the fog beyond its walls, utterly reliant upon the kindness of their inscrutable god for survival. But when their deity’s mysterious, food-bearing emissaries cease to appear, the Enclave threatens to descend into chaos and starvation.
Now Freya, a brave but lowly servant, must journey across the barren landscape in search of salvation for her people. Her adventure will bring her face to face with courageous knights, terrifying dragons, monstrous giants and enigmatic wizards, and ultimately with her god himself. But nothing will prepare Freya for the truth about her scarred world - or for the shocking revelations unearthed from her own past.
Evoking classic quest sagas such as The Wizard of Oz and Stephen King's Dark Tower series, with a dash of Kazuo Ichiguro's The Buried Giant and Hugh Howey's Wool, Scarred balances stirring prose with a fast pace and gripping narrative.
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Loved it, a futuristic dystopian Wizard of Oz! Richter is relentlessly inventive. ~ Valerie Keogh, bestselling thriller writer
Richter blends a gritty detective procedural and possible future technology with a finesse equal to that of Charles Stross. ~ Don Vicha, Booklist Online
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My number one book for 2020, Rabbit Hole by Jon Richter. Loved this book, go and buy it! ~ Anita Waller, international bestselling author
A bizarre, acid-soaked odyssey across a hostile Wonderland. Half heroic dark fantasy, half spiritual awakening, Scarred is Richter at the height of his considerable powers--and living, bleeding proof that he’s a talent to watch no matter what genre he tackles next. ~ Jacob Mohr, author of Nightfall and Other Dangers
