Tales of the Ketty Jay – serie

Every now and then, the best person to be the hero . . . is a criminalFrey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons.It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is ...Readers have been having a blast reading RETRIBUTION FALLS:'Excellent read! So good. Loved it. Great concept, excellent execution' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Highly, highly recommended and one of the most pure fun novels I read in a long time' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'It's fast-paced, high-octaned, unpredictable, and fun. The last ten chapters are un-put-down-able' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'As far as fans of steampunk should be concerned, they have a champion in Chris Wooding . . . I loved this book'- Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Retribution Falls earns a solid 5 stars and remains one of my all time favourite series'- Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Five stars, fully deserved. I haven't enjoyed myself like this in a long time' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Darian Frey is down on his luck. He can barely keep his squabbling crew fed and his rickety aircraft in the sky. Even the simplest robberies seem to go wrong. It's getting so a man can't make a dishonest living any more.Enter Captain Grist. He's heard about a crashed aircraft laden with the treasures of a lost civilisation, and he needs Frey's help to get it. There's only one problem. The craft is lying in the trackless heart of a remote island, populated by giant beasts and subhuman monsters.Dangerous, yes. Suicidal, perhaps. Still, Frey's never let common sense get in the way of a fortune before. But there's something other than treasure on board that aircraft. Something that a lot of important people would kill for. And it's going to take all of Frey's considerable skill at lying, cheating and stealing if he wants to get his hands on it ...Strap yourself in for another tale of adventure and debauchery, pilots and pirates, golems and daemons, double-crosses and double-double-crosses. The crew of the Ketty Jay are back!

Things are finally looking good for Captain Frey and his crew. The Ketty Jay has been fixed up good as new. They've got their first taste of fortune and fame. And, just for once, nobody is trying to kill them. Even Trinica Dracken, Frey's ex-fiancée and long-time nemesis, has given up her quest for revenge. In fact, she's offered them a job - one that will take them deep into the desert heart of Samarla, the land of their ancient enemies. To a place where the secrets of the past lie in wait for the unwary.Secrets that might very well cost Frey everything.Join the crew of the Ketty Jay on their greatest adventure yet: a story of mayhem and mischief, rooftop chases and death-defying races, murderous daemons, psychopathic golems and a particularly cranky cat. The first time was to clear his name. The second time was for money. This time, Frey's in a race against the clock for the ultimate prize: to save his own life.