{"product_id":"grave-empire-steel-gods-matching-number-set","title":"Grave Empire \u0026 Steel Gods - matching number set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGRAVE EMPIRE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eazzling and immersive epic fantasy'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut dark days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north, while in the south, the Empire's proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks, who claim to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife. The monks believe this is the start of an ancient prophecy heralding the end of days-the Great Silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt falls to Renata Rainer, a low-ranking ambassador to an enigmatic and vicious race of mermen, to seek answers from those who still practice the arcane arts. But with the road south beset by war and the Empire on the brink of supernatural catastrophe, soon there may not be a world left to save . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGrave Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first novel in an unmissable new epic fantasy series from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Rich Swan, packed full of action, intrigue and adventure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePraise for Richard Swan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A stunning piece of modern fantasy writing'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRJ Barker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Utterly compelling, thoroughly engrossing and written with skilful assurance'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Eames\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Richard Swan's sophisticated take on the fantasy genre will leave readers hungry for more'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sebastien de Castell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Great characters, compelling and wonderfully written. A brilliant debut and fantastic start to the series'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e James Islington\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSTEEL GODS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE EMPIRE OF THE WOLF TEETERS ON THE BRINK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe true horror of the Great Silence has been revealed. As nation after nation succumbs to the mind-plague and Sova scrambles to enlist help from across the globe, Ambassador Renata Rainer has been given a simple task: save the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile she travels to the Principality of Casimir to enlist the help of the Empire's oldest enemy, Lieutenant Peter Kleist returns to the haunted forests of the New East to search for ancient answers - and finally confront the terrible fate that awaits him. In their wake, a task force of engineers, soldiers, and arcane experts will try and unpick the final secrets of the Great Silence - on both sides of the mortal plane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut time is running out. Count Lamprecht von Oldenburg has returned to the capital, armed with a terrible vision and enough madness to see it through. Those who stand in his way face a simple choice: join the revolution, or die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world tips towards chaos, all paths converge on the Eye of the Sea, where the fabric of reality wears thin - and where the Empire of the Wolf must confront the most terrible enemy it has ever known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSteel Gods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the second novel in the Great Silence trilogy from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Richard Swan - a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure, arcane mysteries and creeping dread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePraise for the series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Dazzling and immersive epic fantasy'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'This is one wild, intricate ride: grim, grotesque, vivid, thrilling'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An absolute treat . . . crammed with imagination, horror, epic scale, and characters I simply could not put down'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A truly remarkable page-turning, flintlock fantasy horror'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFantasy Hive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57335137239413,"sku":"Gravesteel","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/7f27ec71-e06f-4b41-ab67-18da44d10801.jpg?v=1783007018","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/products\/grave-empire-steel-gods-matching-number-set","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}