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Book SynopsisA half-drowned stranger turns up at the door of Garad Gaheris, retired King's Champion, with a hell of a story to tell. The ex-knight may have uncovered a conspiracy involving the very highest echelons of London's elite.
'A riveting tragedy of blood and desire. A masterwork of urban fantasy - and the coolest thing you'll read this year' - SAMANTHA SHANNON on Blackheart Knights
Current King's Champion Si Wyll, a master illusionist, still reeling from the betrayal of his lover and the death of his mentor, is poised to become the most dangerous man in London. Then a figure from his past surfaces, determined to blackmail him into a plot to change the balance of power for good.
'A brilliant, bloody wild ride' - JAY KRISTOFF on Blackheart Knights
And the city's godchildren, those born with illegal magical abilities, have had enough of being put down - but who must die to ensure their ascension?
Trade ReviewKing Arthur as you've never seen him before. Eve doesn't just capture lightning, but commands it, in
a riveting tragedy of blood and desire.
A masterwork of urban fantasy - and the coolest thing you'll read this year * Samantha Shannon, author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree *
The screaming neon of Bladerunner meets the medieval steel of Arthurian legend in a world that's dizzying in scope and imagination.
The boldest, smartest, most adventurous fantasy I've read in ages - and it's really f**ing fun * Krystal Sutherland, author of House of Hollow *
Arthurian legend meets urban fantasy in a brilliant, bloody wild ride
* JAY KRISTOFF, No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire *
Outstandingly well-crafted and absorbing urban/epic/alt-reality/mythic fantasy read
* JULIET MCKENNA, author of the No.1 bestselling The Green Man’s Heir *
