Bookshops & Bonedust

<p><b>'A perfectly executed prequel . . . the stakes are higher and the scones are hotter still!' - Nicholas Eames<br><br>'Glorious' - Ben Aaronovitch</b><br><br><b>First loves. Second-hand books. Epic adventures.</b><br><br>Viv&rsquo;s career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam&rsquo;s Ravens isn&rsquo;t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she&rsquo;s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk &ndash; so far from the action that she worries she&rsquo;ll never be able to return to it. What&rsquo;s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?<br><br>Spending her hours at a struggling bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted. Even though it may be exactly what she needs. Still, adventure isn&rsquo;t far away. A suspicious traveller in grey, a g