The Emperor's Fist

Praise for Jay Allan: “Readers who seek the visceral, swashbuckling adventures of muscular, troubled heroes and gorgeous, headstrong heroines will enjoy this series launch about the wild backwater planets of the Far Stars… . This old-fashioned tale is a paean to the simple pleasures of exceedingly masculine adventures.” - Publishers Weekly on Shadow of Empire“Make no mistake, though–this book is basically a fun roller-coaster ride, with just enough emotional intensity and psychological depth to keep your arms and legs inside the carriage at all times. Shadow of Empire is a crazy, over-the-top, zany adventure in which rogues outwit space pirates, get caught up in a civil war, and have space fights in and around an asteroid field. It’s the perfect thing to tide you over until summer movie season gets going, in other words.” - Charlie Jane Anders, iO9 on SHADOW OF EMPIRE“It’s twisty and turny, with a lot of effective world-building, but Jay Allan pulls off another neat trick: as much time as is spent on galactic power politics, we experience wall-to-wall swashbuckling adventure alongside Blackhawk and company, who start the book with their leader in the middle of Roman-style gladiatorial combat, and, never get a moment’s rest. There’s hand-to-hand combat, space battles, and military-style maneuvers. The back-and-forth makes for a compelling read: the intrigue never bogs down the pace, and the over-the-top action never gets tiresome. In many ways, it’s the perfect fall book: not quite as light as something you might take to the beach, with just enough complexity to keep the space-pirate angle grounded. ” - B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on SHADOW OF EMPIRE

Jay Allan has been reading science fiction and fantasy for just about as long as he’s been reading. He has been an investor and non-fiction writer for a long time, a fiction author more recently. When not writing, Jay enjoys traveling, running, hiking, reading. He loves hearing from readers and always answers emails. Among other things, he writes the bestselling Crimson Worlds series. Jay currently lives in New York City.