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A Market of Dreams and Destiny
A Market of Dreams and Destiny | Trip Galey
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Enter the bazaar of the bizarrewhere fate and fortunes are for sale just beneath Covent Gardenin this high-stakes historical fantasy debut set in 19th-century London, perfect for fans of Neverwhere and The Night Circus. Below Covent Garden lies the Untermarkt, where anything and everything has a price: a lovers first blush, a month of honesty, a wisp of fortune. As a child, Deri was sold to one of the Markets most powerful merchants. Now, after years of watchful servitude, Deri finally spots a chance to buy not only his freedom but also his place amongst the Markets elite when he stumbles into the path of a runaway princess desperate to sell her royal destiny. But news of the missing princess and her wayward destiny spreads. Royal enforcers and Master Merchants alike are after it. Outmanoeuvring them all would all be hard enough had Deri not just also met the love of his life, a young man called Owain, whose employers are using the Market for their own nefarious schemes. Deri soon finds that the price of selling the royal destiny, making a name for himself, and saving the man he loves is dear. The cost of it all might just change the destiny of London forever..
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Throwback to last night, when I read another chunk of A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY while I drank this excellent peach makgeolli. I should be able to finish it today. Galey ramps up the intensity as the end approaches, with all sorts of schemes afoot and stakes raised. I don‘t think I‘ll end up loving it, but I do like it very much. #gaymay

booksellerbooster I just read the description of “A Market of Dreams and Destiny,“ and I'm hooked! The concept of the Untermarkt under Covent Garden, where anything can be bought or sold, is enchanting and reminiscent of “Neverwhere“ and “The Night Circus.“

Deri's quest for freedom and status, set against the backdrop of a runaway princess and a new love interest, promises a thrilling adventure. I would love to know more about this book.
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booksellerbooster I just read the description of “A Market of Dreams and Destiny,“ and I'm hooked! The concept of the Untermarkt under Covent Garden, where anything can be bought or sold, is enchanting and reminiscent of “Neverwhere“ and “The Night Circus.“

Deri's quest for freedom and status, set against the backdrop of a runaway princess and a new love interest, promises a thrilling adventure. I would love to know more about this book.
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xicanti @booksellerbooster it‘s definitely worth seeking out. I loved the ending! 3d
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I had to get a Queer Beer in before the end of Gay May! The can promises this year‘s version is fruitier and even more fabulous than previous iterations, and it delivers.

The book‘s great so far, too. It‘s set in an alternate England where Henry VIII converted to Druidism instead of founding the C of E and subsequently made a fairy bargain. Now it‘s the 19th century and magic abounds. I‘m excited to read on. #gaymay

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In a Victorian England where faery & the human world are fully integrated Deri is indentured to a merchant in the goblin market where anything can be bought: time, strength, destiny, even love. Deri has been slyly accumulating enough funds to buy out his contract when he meets Owain who is indentured to a human factory.The race is on to see if Deri can orchestrate enough deals to change both his destiny & Owain's before they are both trapped in ⬇️

bookandbedandtea ⬆️ their miserable circumstances forever. I was really stressed, worrying that Deri wouldn't be able to juggle everything- and even more at the thought of every conversation being a potential trap- but it was so fascinating that I couldn't stop reading. 3mo
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Starting this beauty this morning