Thraxas is a private investigator in the city of Turai. He has some sorcerous powers but mainly he just drinks a lot of beer. Consequently he's always broke and has to live in the poor part of the city. Thraxas is overweight, bad tempered, and a keen gambler at the chariot races. He doesn't make for a pretty sight. If you like your detective noire sprinkled with dragons, wizards, orcs and stuff, then you'll probably like Thraxas. Martin Scott (Millar) is a talented writer whether he's writing about werewolf girls in existential crisis or about a good-looking, lying dame who shows up with a story and a bag of gold. This is the first in the Thraxas series/5(66). · Martin Scott. ratings31 reviews. Princess Du-Akai, third in line to the throne, hires Thraxas to retrieve a missing letter. Thraxas is pitted against the ruthless killer Sarin the Merciless, who seems to be a lot more deadly than she used to be. Worse, she's in league with Horm the Dead, mad half-Orc sorcerer from the Kingdom of Yal/5.
Thraxas () is the first fantasy novel in the Thraxas series. It is set in Turai, a small citystate ruled by a king and senate. Turai belongs to the League of City States with Mattesh and others. It is a port city and heavily dependent upon its trade throughout the world. Buy a cheap copy of Thraxas book by Martin Scott. A comic fantasy set in the magical city of Turai, where the only people more corrupt than the politicians are the Royal Family. Murder, mayhem and ruthless criminal Free Shipping on all orders over $ Martin Millar was born in Scotland and now lives in London. He is the author of many novels including Lonely Werewolf Girl and The Good Fairies of New York. He wrote the Thraxas series under the name of Martin Scott. Thraxas won the World Fantasy Award in As Martin Millar and as Martin Scott, he has been widely translated.
Thraxas is a private investigator in the city of Turai. He has some sorcerous powers but mainly he just drinks a lot of beer. Consequently he's always broke and has to live in the poor part of the city. Thraxas is overweight, bad tempered, and a keen gambler at the chariot races. He doesn't make for a pretty sight. Thraxas is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by British author Martin Millar under the pen name Martin Scott. The first eight were originally published in the United Kingdom by Orbit Books between April and May The remaining three titles were self-published by Millar, between March and January The series has been generally positively received, and has produced one World Fantasy Award winner. If you like your detective noire sprinkled with dragons, wizards, orcs and stuff, then you'll probably like Thraxas. Martin Scott (Millar) is a talented writer whether he's writing about werewolf girls in existential crisis or about a good-looking, lying dame who shows up with a story and a bag of gold. This is the first in the Thraxas series.
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