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Retribution Falls
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Tales of the Ketty Jay: Book 1

Retribution Falls (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Chris Wooding (Author) (edit contributors)

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Frey 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... read more

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The smuggler held the bullet between thumb and forefinger, studying it in the weak light of the store room.

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1. Lawsen Macarde - A Question Of Probabilities - Frey's Cutlass - New Horizons
2. A New Recruit - Many Introductions - Jez Speaks Of Aircraft - The Captain's Return
3. A Hasty Departure - Gunplay - One Is Wounded - A Terrifying Encounter
4. A Pilot's Life - Crake Is Listless - Malvery Prescribes A Drink
5. Flying In The Dark - Pinn And The Whores - A Proposition Is Made
6. The Ghostmoth - Frey's Idea Of Division - The Ace Of Skulls - Harkins Test His Courage
7. An Argument - Crake Accuses - What The Cat Thinks Of Jez - Frey Has A Dream
8. Tavern Banter - Crake Visits An Old Friend - The Sanctum - An Unpleasant Surprise
9. A Matter Of Honour - Bree And Grudge - 'One More Town We're Not Coming Back To' - Departure Is Delayed
10. Jez Has Visions - Trinica Dracken - An Ultimatum From Crake - Frey Takes A Stand
11. Crake Mixes With The Common Man - A Bad Case Of Indigestion - Smoking Out The Enemy - Questions And Answers
12. The Awakeners - Frey Apologizes - A Game Of Rake
13. Frey Is Beleaguered - A Mysterious Aircraft - Imperators
14. A Ghastly Encounter - Intruder In The Hermitage - A Heartfelt Letter - Reunion
15. Amalicia's Revenge - Frey's Talent For Lying - Plans Are Made - Invitations, Lewd and Otherwise
16. A Triumphant Return - Frey Takes On New Crew - Silo's Warning
17. Dracken Catches Up - Equalisers - Jez Makes A Plan - Pinn's Defence - Lightning
18. Civilisation - A Musical Interlude - Fredger Cordwain - Vexford Swoops In - Morcutt The Boor
19. Crake's Stereotypes - Jez Is Betrayed - A Daring Show Of Cheek - Dreadful Information
20. A Guest On The Path - The Letter Knife - A Bad End To The Evening
21. Frey Calls A Meeting - Hope - A Captain's Memories Of Samarla - The Bayonet
22. Sharka's Den - Two Captains - A Strange Delivery - Recriminations
23. Barricades - Bess Awakens - A Lesson In Cardplay - The Monster Belowdecks - Thieves
24. Dynamite - Jez Hears A Call - A Swift Retreat - The Cards Are On The Table
25. Flight - 'Pick Your Targets' - No Way Out
26. A Well-Earned Break - Silo Lends A Hand - The Captain Is Woken - From Bad To Worse
27. A Perilous Descent - The Puzzle Of The Compass - Frey Sees Ghosts
28. Jez Saves The Day - Legends Come To Life - The Dock Master - Some Tactical Thinking - News From The Market
29. Intervention - The Confessions Of Grayther Crake - An Experiment, And The Tragedy That Follows
30. Orkmund's Address - A Familiar Object - Frey Puts It All Together - 'Gotcha!'
31. One Is Missing - Frey Is Put To The Question - Goodnight, Bess
32. An Audience With Dracken - Bringing Up The Past - The Ugly Truth Of It All
33. Deliberations - Back In The Blizzard - The Manes - A Feat Of Navigation
34. Malvery's Story - Something Worse Than Cramp - Frey Goes To The Gallows
35. The Suspicions of Kedmund Drave - Frey Says His Piece - The Sticky Matter Of Proof - Death In The Courtyard
36. The Return To Rook's Bonyard - Jez Is Brought To The Fold - The Daemons Between Harkins And Pinn - Frey Takes A Risk
37. Treasure Hunt - Harkins Gets Into Trouble - Orkmund Again
38. Shells - The Duel - Malvery's Hour - Out Of The Mist
39. 'This Is Where Mercy Gets You' - Dracken's Choice - Conclusions

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in Tales of the Ketty Jay. (standard series)

Followed by The Black Lung Captain.

This is book 91 of 159 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Chris Wooding (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
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Publication Date: June 18, 2009
ISBN: 978-0575085152
Page Count: 384

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