The Bloody Deluge

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Jul 2014 · Abaddon Books

About this ebook

A year ago, civilisation died, drowning and choking on its own blood in the brutal scourge of the Cull.
Eking out a living on the newly primitive land, British-born biochemist Katy Lewkowitz finds a new life as a doctor among the small communities springing up in Eastern Germany... until a terrible new cult, calling itself the 'New Teutonic Order,' begins purging all 'undesirables.'
Katy and her friend and old tutor Dr. Emil Weber, fleeing the depredations of the fanatical Order, escape into Poland, eventually taking refuge among the strangely anachronistic survivors at the monastery of Jasna G½ra.
A battle of faith ensues, that could decide the future of humankind...

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed this, probably because it is set in an all-too possible future. Fantasy but not fantasy. Good one! And he's written loads more that look like they are fantasy, so I shall ignore them for the present. I actually read this as part of the Diary of the Plague Year - with two other stories by other people. This is by far the best.

About the author

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Lincolnshire and studied Zoology and Psychology in Reading in order to become a lawyer in Leeds. He is a keen roleplayer and sometime practitioner of European historical martial arts.
His series Shadows of the Apt started with Empire in Black and Gold in 2008 and concludes with Seal of the Worm in July 2014. He has also written numerous short stories for various anthologies and has a collection of short stories out entitled Feast and Famine from Newcon Press.