Seamlessly blending fantasy and whodunit, White's enthralling novel follows the voyage of the heirs of Concordia as a killer stalks the deck picking off the privileged one by one.
Waterstones Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month for January 2025
For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the Emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain.
Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing. Except one: Ganymedes Piscero – class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.
But when a beloved heir is murdered, every one of these powerful people becomes a suspect.
Now Ganymedes – alone and vulnerable without a Blessing – must become the hero he was never born to be.
With the body-count rising, can he unmask the killer before they reach the shore?
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405956598
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 343 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 29 mm
A fiendishly compelling locked room mystery brimming with character and heart that blew me away! White’s protagonist Ganymedes Piscero is utterly endearing. His unique brand of humour, bravado, and vulnerability hits a bullseye in the feels. A delightful debut. - A.Y Chao, bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal
Frances White has crafted a brilliantly clever tale full of heart-warming characters, riveting twists and a gloriously conceived world - Bea Fitzgerald, bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen
"Agatha Christie with glitter magic." I’m totally here for it.Both funny and flirty as it deals with issues of class, snobbery and sexuality amongst all the magic and murder. The result is hugely entertaining - Herald
An enchanting, bloody delight. Full of magic, laugh-out-loud humor, and so much murder - Gabi Burton, author of Sing Me To Sleep
I burned through this in about two days. Absolutely bloody brilliant! Voyage of the Damned is clever and comedic, while also heartfelt and harrowing. I hope readers will come to enjoy Dee's escapades as much as I did - Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
Voyage of the Damned is hilarious and full of heart. The twists and turns in this novel had be genuinely gasping with surprise. I had to pace myself as I really didn’t want it to end - A. S. Webb, author of Daughter of Chaos
Boundless imagination, sparkling prose—and a knack for the heartwarming moments as well as the hilarious—all combine to make Frances White a force to be reckoned with - Thea Guanzon, USA Today, New York Times, and Sunday Times bestselling author of THE HURRICANE WARS
The book follows the story of Ganymedes, Dee for short, who is one of twelve heirs to the empire of Concordia's provinces, all of which have secret magical ability apart from Dee. On board the vessel, one of the... More
With Voyage of the Damned, White has created something that will stick in my mind for a long while to come. This is a fantastically written, captivating fantasy murder mystery with a protagonist that chiselled a place... More
Voyage of the Damned is a wonderful murder mystery set on a ship within an enchanting fantasy world. With heart-warming diverse characters and twists throughout that I didn’t see coming, this story is clever, gripping... More
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