A Drop of Corruption
the gripping biopunk murder mystery sequel to The Tainted Cup
$75.76
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2025
Summary
An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed.
The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case.
Before long, Ana discovers that they’re actually investigating a murder. Worse, the adversary seems to be able to pass through warded doors like a ghost, and can predict every one of Ana’s m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399725408 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399725408 |
| Author: | Robert Jackson Bennett |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodderscape |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 695g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 42mm |
| Series: | Shadow of the Leviathan |
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PRAISE FOR ROBERT JACKSON BENNETTA riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy, set in a vivid fantasy world terrorized by eldritch monsters … If you love unique, genre-bending, boundary-pushing fantasy as much as I do, look no further than Robert Jackson Bennett * Fonda Lee, World Fantasy Award–winning author of the Green Bone Saga *I loved this. A twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure - The Tainted Cup is a masterstroke. I want Bennett to write a dozen of these, and send them to me yesterday * Max Gladstone, New York Times bestselling co-author of This Is How You Lose the Time War *Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part Through the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup is one of the wildest, most original stories I’ve ever had the privilege to explore * Wesley Chu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga *Original, imaginative, and suspenseful, The Tainted Cup superbly blends mystery and fantasy in this vivid, complex novel. I couldn’t put it down. Give me more of this world and these characters ASAP! * Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the UNSUB series *PRAISE FOR A DROP OF CORRUPTIONBennett’s wonderfully clever and compulsively readable sequel to 2024’s The Tainted Cup offers another winning blend of fantasy and classic detection… . Bennett skillfully integrates humor and magic into the complex puzzle plot and plays fair with planting clues for the reader. Randall Garrett fans will be hooked * Publishers Weekly *A thoroughly satisfying delight from start to finish * The New York Times Book Review *Superb … [Bennett] writes the kind of fun, propulsive work that kept my teenage self scouring the shelves for the next installment * Locs *A wicked clever immensely fun sequel that ups the ante further on a remarkably fun and imaginative series. A Drop of Corruption is already shaping up to be an early forerunner for book of the year (like its predecessor). I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday gift than this book and this is my Pick for the Month * Fantasy Hive *A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett seamlessly fuses together fantasy and sci-fi, politics and mysticism, nature and technology, new life and horrifying deaths. It is another incredible tale that is set to satisfy on every level * The Fantasy Hive *A Drop of Corruption did not disappoint, building on the foundation of book one with an even sharper and more compelling murder mystery that opened the world in intriguing new ways * Gizmodo *Din is a charming narrator, and their banter propels the reader through a truly baffling mystery to satisfying conclusion * Gizmodo *Just as good as the first… If deep and complex fantasy worlds are your thing, this is where to go * The Standard *Fuses together fantasy and sci-fi, politics and mysticism, nature and technology, new life and horrifying deaths * Fantasy Hive *Wicked, imaginative, chaotic, unputdownable, and a lot of fun * Fantasy Hive *A Drop of Corruption did not disappoint, building on the foundation of book one with an even sharper and more compelling murder mystery that opened the world in intriguing new ways * Gizmodo *Din is a charming narrator, and their banter propels the reader through a truly baffling mystery to satisfying conclusion * Gizmodo *Just as good as the first… If deep and complex fantasy worlds are your thing, this is where to go * The Standard *Fuses together fantasy and sci-fi, politics and mysticism, nature and technology, new life and horrifying deaths * Fantasy Hive *Wicked, imaginative, chaotic, unputdownable, and a lot of fun * Fantasy Hive *
About The Author
Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert is the author of the Hugo Award-winning novel The Tainted Cup and its sequel A Drop of Corruption, as well as The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy. His work has received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence, and he has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Locus Awards. He lives in Austin with his wife and two sons, one of whom is very large and one of whom is very loud, and he focuses on writing.
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