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The Court of Broken Knives
(2017)(The first book in the Empires of Dust series)
A novel by Anna Smith-Spark
2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and R Scott Bakker, The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices.
It is the richest empire the world has ever known, and it is also doomed -- but only one man can see it.
Haunted by prophetic dreams, Orhan has hired a company of soldiers to cross the desert to reach the capital city. Once they enter the palace, they have one mission: kill the emperor, then all those who remain. Only from the ashes can a new empire be built.
The company is a group of good, ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other. But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier. Though he is young, ambitious, and impossibly charming, something dark hides in Marith's past -- and in his blood.
Dive into this new fantasy series for readers looking for epic battle scenes, gritty heroes, and blood-soaked revenge.
Genre: Fantasy
It is the richest empire the world has ever known, and it is also doomed -- but only one man can see it.
Haunted by prophetic dreams, Orhan has hired a company of soldiers to cross the desert to reach the capital city. Once they enter the palace, they have one mission: kill the emperor, then all those who remain. Only from the ashes can a new empire be built.
The company is a group of good, ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other. But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier. Though he is young, ambitious, and impossibly charming, something dark hides in Marith's past -- and in his blood.
Dive into this new fantasy series for readers looking for epic battle scenes, gritty heroes, and blood-soaked revenge.
Genre: Fantasy
Praise for this book
"Anna Smith Spark is a dynamic new voice in the field of grimly baroque fantasy, a knowing and witty provisioner of the Grand Guignol, a cheerful undertaker strolling across the graveyard and beckoning you to admire her newest additions." - Scott Lynch
"Grim, gritty and fast paced, with great battle scenes! Anna Smith-Spark is one to watch." - Andy Remic
"Fierce, gripping fantasy, exquisitely written; bitter, funny and heart-rending by turns." - Adrian Tchaikovsky
"Grim, gritty and fast paced, with great battle scenes! Anna Smith-Spark is one to watch." - Andy Remic
"Fierce, gripping fantasy, exquisitely written; bitter, funny and heart-rending by turns." - Adrian Tchaikovsky
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