The Emperor's Knife
Tower and Knife Book I
$40.30
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2013
Summary
Only a forgotten prince and a girl from the grasslands can stop the Patttern Master in this ‘compelling and wholly convincing fantasy’.
There is a cancer at the heart of the mighty Cerani empire: a plague that first marks its victims, then covers their skin in geometric patterns until they die in agony - or are subsumed, their bodies now in thrall to the Pattern Master. Emperor Beyon’s law is that any hint of the pattern means death, before they become another puppet …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857388032 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857388037 |
| Author: | Mazarkis Williams |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jo Fletcher Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 161mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Tower and Knife Trilogy |
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‘The Emperor’s Knife is a must read - it’s fresh, exciting and the Tower and Knife trilogy looks set to get even better!’ fantasy-faction.com.
‘From its shocking opening chapter to its tense climax this novel puts great writing to the service of vivid characters, a compelling plot and a wholly convincing fantasy world’ Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Top Ten bestseller Moon Over Soho. * Ben Aaronovitch *‘The Emperor’s Knife is a must read - it’s fresh, exciting and the Tower and Knife trilogy looks set to get even better!’ fantasy-faction.com. * fantasy-faction.com *‘A rich and entertaining storytelling environment … The characters are well drawn: believably ambitious and conflicted individuals who struggle to survive in a maze of tradition and intrigue … this is strongly recommended’ SFX. * SFX *
About The Author
Mazarkis Williams
Mazarkis Williams is the pseudonym of a Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning fantasy author and a critically acclaimed American writer. The Tower and Knife trilogy is their first joint project: the three-book Silk Road fantasy set in a political Oriental world filled with betrayal and intrigue.
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