No Mans Land, Richard K. Morgan
No Mans Land, Richard K. Morgan
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No Man's Land

Author: Richard K. Morgan

Narrator: David Monteath

Unabridged: 16 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2026


Synopsis

A compelling standalone dark fantasy set in a gritty post-WWI Britain that has been overrun by the fae, from the award-winning author of Altered Carbon

“One of my favorite books of the year, destined to be a classic.”—Tim Lebbon, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Lives of The Dead

The Great War was supposed to be the war to end all wars—and maybe it would have been, had an even greater, otherworldly foe not risen to extinguish the conflict. Overnight, as guns blazed in France and Flanders, village after village in the quiet British countryside was swallowed by the Forest. And within the Forest lurk the Huldu—an ancient fae race, monstrous in their inhumanity, who have decided that mankind’s ascendency over the world can endure no longer.

Enter Duncan Silver. Scarred by the war, fueled by a rage deeper than the trenches in which he once fought, Duncan is determined to show the Huldu that the world is not theirs for the taking. Armed with a deadly iron knife and a cut-down trench gun filled with iron shot, Duncan will stop at nothing to return the children the Huldu have stolen to the arms of their families. No matter how many Huldu he may have to slaughter along the way.

But when he is hired by a mother to return her four-year-old daughter, Miriam—taken by the Huldu six months past and replaced with a changeling—all hell breaks loose. Miriam is a pawn in a much bigger game for dominance than Duncan ever expected, and several long-buried secrets from his past are about to be violently resurrected.

About Richard K. Morgan

Richard K. Morgan is the acclaimed author of Market Forces, Broken Angels, and Altered Carbon, a New York Times Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award. Morgan sold the movie rights for Altered Carbon to Joel Silver and Warner Bros. His third book, Market Forces, has also been sold to Warner Bros. He lives in Scotland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on January 23, 2026

I love historical fantasy as a genre so the idea of one set in England in the bleak years directly after the First World War hooked me right away. In this strange alternative timeline the inhuman creatures of fairy tales, the Fae, have reemerged after centuries to conquer huge swaths of Britain, rep......more

Goodreads review by Jensen on September 14, 2025

Quick very high level summary. Post WWI Britain is overrun by the Huldu (ancient race of Fae). The Hudlu believe that humans have been in power for too long and wish to reverse that. Children start to go missing and return but do they really return or are they changelings. Our MC is on the hunt to g......more

Goodreads review by Opal on October 13, 2025

Post-WWI human destruction, disenchantment and rage, but with elf war and spooky forests added to the mix. This is a dark, gritty fantasy for people who want graphic content. Harsh, furious and lascivious - and sadly I'm a little squeamish about that last one, so it wasn't so great for me. I have tr......more

Goodreads review by Bevany on November 20, 2025

This is a really fun concept for a book and I was so excited to read it. There were parts of the story that were interesting and the mmc was well written but most of the plot didn't hold my interesting.......more

Goodreads review by Marie on October 06, 2025

No Man’s Land by Richard K Morgan is a dark fantasy set in an alternate Britain immediately following World War I. Written in third person with a singular POV, the story follows Duncan Silver, a former Captain in the British Army who now spends his days stalking the Forest to retrieve human children......more


Quotes

“Morgan’s prose is precise and evocative and gripping; Duncan’s story is compelling and intriguing.”Locus

“In No Man’s Land, Morgan has created a disturbing world of deep forests, arcane spells, and haunted and haunting characters. It’s rich and vividly imagined, so much that you can smell the dank undergrowth, taste the spilled blood . . . and feel the dread in every scene. One of my favorite books of the year, destined to be a classic.”—Tim Lebbon, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Lives of The Dead

“This addictive hardboiled fantasy from Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Morgan (Altered Carbon) takes its attitude from the disillusionment triggered by WWI. . . . Morgan pits the forces of ancient magic and modern warfare against each other and studs the plot with clever clues. . . . Readers will be hooked.”Publishers Weekly

“An absorbing, brutal read perfect for fans of C. Robert Cargill . . . this stand-alone grimdark fantasy marks a shift from Morgan’s (Thin Air) usual works, yet retains his signature hardboiled edge and gritty intrigue. Whether writing science fiction or fantasy, Morgan creates atmospheric, lived-in worlds with flawed, complex characters.”Library Journal

No Man’s Land comes out of the forest swinging fists and iron fury in this triumphant face-stomping, heart-clutching, milk-curdling, hard-boiled adventure of man versus Elfland, with war veterans, changelings, maidens in distress, murderous elves, and some very horny trees all in for the rush-along ride. You’ll never look at an elf the same way again.”—Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Osama and Central Station