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The Poison Master

By Liz Williams

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| Paperback | 9781405005623

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Liz Williams is one of science fiction’s boldest new writers and this novel is one of her most profound speculations on freedom, love, and human destiny. On a distant world ruled by an alien race, humanity is enslaved, having forgotten its own past and condemned to have no future--until one woContinue

Liz Williams is one of science fiction’s boldest new writers and this novel is one of her most profound speculations on freedom, love, and human destiny. On a distant world ruled by an alien race, humanity is enslaved, having forgotten its own past and condemned to have no future--until one woman is offered a choice that could restore humanity’s freedom.

The Poison Master

On the planet of Latent Emanation, humans are the lowest class, at the mercy of their mysterious alien rulers, the Lords of Night. But Alivet Dee, an alchemist, can’t help but question the Lords’ rule ever since her twin sister was taken to serve in their palace. Alivet saves every penny to pay her sister’s unbonding fee, but her plan is destroyed when one of her potions kills a wealthy client--and Alivet finds herself wanted for murder. Her only hope is the darkly attractive man who may have engineered her downfall but who still offers her a last chance of salvation.

A Poison Master from the planet Hathes, Arieth Mahedi Ghairen needs an alchemist of Alivet’s expertise to find the one drug that can take down the Lords--and free the universe from their rule. Sequestered in Ghairen’s fortress laboratory, lied to by both her new ally and his daughter’s enigmatic governess, Alivet doesn’t know whom to trust or where to turn for answers. But driven to undo her sister’s fate, Alivet races to hone her skills in time--even as time runs out.

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  • The Poison Master By Liz Williams

    Liz Williams' daring brewBritish writer Liz Williams' first novel, The Ghost Sister, was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award for science fiction; this, her third effort, should assist her in climbing up the ladder to bestsellerdom. Two strands of ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • The Best Reviews: Liz Williams, The Poison Master

    "science fiction at its thought provoking very best" Centuries ago on the orb Latent Emanation, the alien Lords of the Night made the planet their own with 1,000 humans as their servant slaves. In the present, the Lords rule with an iron grip abetted ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 336 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1405005629
  • ISBN-13: 9781405005623
  • Publisher: Tor
  • Pub date: Jun 20, 2003
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Mass Market Paperback
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