Liquid Gold

Mocklore Chronicles #2

by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Liquid Gold - the most seductively dangerous substance in the history of the cosmos - has just been discovered in the Mocklore Empire. But no sooner does its creator, Mistress Opia, realise its breathtaking capacity to manipulate time than Sparrow, the troll-raised mercenary, steals it away.

With the Liquid Gold unleashed, nothing will ever be the same again, certainly not for Kassa Daggersharp, who is unexpectedly killed by a rampaging trinket. As the Underworld's latest client, Kassa is in a position to notice that something is terribly wrong with the afterlife - and everywhere else.

Meanwhile, an escaping Sparrow teams up with Daggar, a profit-scoundrel doing his best to be unscrupulous. But neither are prepared for the repercussions of tampering with the Liquid Gold.

Tansy Rayner Roberts' hilarious sequel to 'Splashdance Silver' has a full complement of dysfunctional gods, dastardly villains and butt-kicking heroines.

Genres: Fantasy

389 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Tansy Rayner Roberts is a fantasy and science fiction author who lives in southern Tasmania, somewhere between the tall mountain with snow on it, and the beach that points towards Antarctica.

Tansy has a PhD in Classics (with a special interest in poisonous Roman ladies), and an obsession with Musketeers.

You can hear Tansy talking about Doctor Who on the Verity! podcast. She also reads her own stories on the Sheep Might Fly podcast.

Reviews

[allshereads · Rating 5 out of 5]

After waiting and waiting and waiting to find this book that apparently doesn't get printed anymore - I FOUND IT IN EBOOK! I had to go buy a kindle because I just had to read this book! I read Splashdance Silver around 5-6 years ago and Liquid Gold was just as enthralling, if not more!
I love the way Tansy writes - you could almost think there is a Mocklorn Empire out there with the Skullcaps and crazy Talle.
Definitely cannot wait to read the last book and find out what happens with Kassa and Aragon!!

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful read about pirates against milady, yes, the God you don't name. A fuj romp and worth the time to read.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the subversion of the Midas and Hades story. Once again just a really fun, easy read.

[Katharine (Ventureadlaxre) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katharine is a judge for the Sara Douglass 'Book Series' Award. This entry is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.

To be safe, I won't be recording my thoughts (if I choose to) here until after the AA are over.