Ruin's Wake

March 1, 2019
Edwards' debut presents a world modeled on North Korea's totalitarian regime, weaving the domestic, criminal, and intellectual streams of such a society together with explosive results. An old mercenary is lured into searching for his dying son, reentering the untrustworthy underbelly of a culture he'd left behind. A professor discovers a lost technology that still works, with terrifying implications for the future. A wife in a loveless marriage with an intelligence agent is given a choice with shattering consequences, requiring her to walk a tightrope where a misstep can cost more than just her life. With the political thrust of Iain M. Banks and the equanimity in characterization of Adrian Tchaikovsky, Edwards is a writer to watch.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)