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Empire in Black and Gold is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.
The days of peace are over . . .
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.
Only the ageing Stenwold Maker – spymaster, artificer and statesman – foresees the threat, as the empires’ armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities’ leaders. He sees that war will sweep through their lands, destroying everything in its path.
But to warn his people, he must stay alive.
Empire in Black and Gold is followed by the second book in the Shadows of the Apt series, Dragonfly Falling.
© 2020 Tor (Lydbok): 9781529050271
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 10. desember 2020
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4.2
1 of 10
Fantasy & SciFi
Empire in Black and Gold is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.
The days of peace are over . . .
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.
Only the ageing Stenwold Maker – spymaster, artificer and statesman – foresees the threat, as the empires’ armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities’ leaders. He sees that war will sweep through their lands, destroying everything in its path.
But to warn his people, he must stay alive.
Empire in Black and Gold is followed by the second book in the Shadows of the Apt series, Dragonfly Falling.
© 2020 Tor (Lydbok): 9781529050271
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 10. desember 2020
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Anette
12. juni 2021
Liker du fantasy er denne 👍🏼, godt skrevet, behagelig god stemme, gode karakterer.
Olaf
5. juni 2023
Four stars for the book and zero for the reader. Why not just read the book? The dialects are idiotic, and confusing.
Ragne
12. juni 2023
Entomology meets fantasy and steam punk, and I love it!I like epics where we follow several characters, it keeps it always interesting.Well narrated, listened comfortably at 1,4X.
Katja
23. aug. 2022
Wow. Adrian Tchaikovsky is really crawling under my skin. This is a wonderful book. ❤️ so different and so recognizable.Hit me right in my heart.
Mina
25. apr. 2024
Reader is so boring and confusing . The book might deserve a 4 ⭐️but the reader does not manage to read clearly so it defines who is talking
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