Slaughterboy

A darkly compelling historical fantasy, for teenagers and adults, about an orphan boy’s life of scavenging, conniving and survival against the odds in the villainous world of a medieval city.
What hardens a boy’s heart until he cares for no one and nothing, except survival?

Conrad has known neither love nor safety in his short life. His only companions are the other homeless boys who thieve and fight to stay alive, and the slaughterman who shares the secrets of his macabre trade. With nothing to lose, Conrad has the energy and determination of a survivor
but at what cost?

Hirsch draws readers into a medieval city full of cunning and corruption, peopled by beggars and burghers, victims and exploiters. A brilliant imaginative creation, convincingly real, Slaughterboy is ‘historical fantasy noir’, for readers who love to explore different worlds, different times, and the murky corners of the psyche.

This is a big, dark, confronting, engrossing book, with a vivid world and a driving story.