The Cautious Traveller´s Guide to the Wastelands

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 . . .