* WINNER OF THE BSFA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2016 *
'A confident mix of sly satire and diffident humour' - FINANCIAL TIMES
'What Hutchinson has to say is now more imperative that ever' - REACTOR
'A strip-lit fun-house reflection of the world in which you already live' - VECTOR
'Recalls the world-weary tone of Len Deighton and John Le Carré' - STRANGE HORIZONS
FRACTURED EUROPE. A PARALLEL WORLD. A GLOBAL THREAT.
Union has come. The Community is now the largest nation in Europe; trains run there from as far afield as London and Prague. It is an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity.
So what is the reason for a huge terrorist outrage? Why do the Community and Europe meet in secret, exchanging hostages? And who are Les Coureurs des Bois?
Along with a motley crew of strays and mafiosi and sleeper agents, Rudi sets out to answer these questions - only to discover that the truth lies both closer to home and farther away than anyone could possibly imagine.
Autorentext
Dave Hutchinson was born in Sheffield in 1960. After reading American Studies at the University of Nottingham, he became a journalist. He's the author of five collections of short stories and six novels, and has received numerous nominations for awards, winning the BSFA Award in 2017 for Europe in Winter. He lives in north London.