num_pages: 720
description: When an engineer is sentenced to death for a petty transgression of guild law, he flees the city, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Forced into exile, he seeks a terrible vengeance -- one that will leave a trail of death and destruction in its wake. But he will not be able to achieve this by himself. He must draw up his plans using the blood of others...In a compelling tale of intrigue and injustice, K. J. Parker's embittered hero takes up arms against his enemies, using the only weapons he has left to him: his ingenuity and his passion -- his devices and desires.
language: English
title: Devices and Desires
titlecomplete: Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)
genres: Epic, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Steampunk, Novels, Dark Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 4462
series: Engineer Trilogy
publisher: Little, Brown Book Group