The Wind that Sweeps the Stars by Greg Keyes - ISBN: 9781789095500
Paperback
Assassin’s single-day mission: destroy an empire or her homeland falls.

The Wind that Sweeps the Stars

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    20 August 2024

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Summary

A taut high fantasy as an assassin must destroy an empire from within, eliminating wizards, their demons and even the emperor. For the lives for the very souls of her people, she must succeed within a single day, or her homeland will be destroyed.

When Yash of Zeltah arrives in the fortress city of Honaq she is greeted as a barbarian, a simple pawn. Her marriage to prince Chej has been arranged, they say, to avert war. Yet she knows the truth, for the armies already ravage the land. A…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781789095500
ISBN-10:1789095506
Author:Greg Keyes
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Imprint:Titan Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:20 August 2024
Weight:288g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm
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Critics Review

Praise for the AuthorHornblower-esque naval engagements, sexy intrigue among the Ophion elites, and shape-shifting wizardly entanglements ensue, with plenty of colorful locales, abundant magic, and solidly convincing character development along the way. This entertaining yarn is sure to leave high fantasy fans hungry for more.-Publishers Weekly on The Basilisk ThroneThe Basilisk Throne is an entertaining read, set in a very well realised and densely crafted… For fans of huge fantasy epics filled with battles, court politics, and mystery…-Set the TapeKeyes mixes cultures, religions, institutions and languages with rare skill… the rewards [are} enormously worthwhile.-Publishers Weekly on the Briar King (starred review)Here is a high fantasy novel that has the grit of secular combat and the heart of one of the great romances.-Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine on The Briar KingRecommended… Keyes’s talent for world crafting and storytelling make this series opener a strong addition to fantasy collections.-Library Journal on The Briar KingKeyes takes all the genre’s conventions and, while never overstepping their boundaries, breathes new life into them.-Kirkus Reviews on The Briar KingKeyes is a master of world building and of quirky characters who grow into their relationships in unexpected ways.-Booklist on The Reign of the DepartedGreg Keyes has always been both a skilled storyteller and fine writer of exciting tales.-Terry Brooks, author of The Sword of ShannaraStarts in the realm of normalcy and quickly descends into the favorably bizarre and surprising… there was not one character that was uninteresting. The world building is epic.-Koeur’s Book Reviews on The Reign of the DepartedStrong world building and superior storytelling.-Library Journal on The Charnal Prince[A] sophisticated and intelligent high fantasy epic.-Publishers Weekly on The Blood KnightA graceful, artful tale from a master storyteller.-Elizabeth Haydon, bestselling author of Prophesy: Child of Earth, on The Briar KingThe characters in The Briar King absolutely brim with life… Keyes hooked me from the first page.-Charles de Lint, award-winning author of Forests of the Heart and The Onion Girl

About The Author

Greg Keyes

Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Greg Keyes has published more than thirty books, including The Basilisk Throne, The Age of Unreason, and The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, also writing books for Babylon 5, Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, The Avengers, and Pacific Rim, and novelising Interstellar and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. He lives, writes, fences and cooks in Savannah, Georgia.

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