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Book SynopsisDesperate for the next Game of Thrones? Pick up Empress of the Fall for your full-on fix of epic fantasy.
The Emperor is dead - long live the Empress!
Emperor Constant is dead and his rivals are scrabbling for power - but any misstep could plunge the land, already devastated by the shocking outcome of the Third Crusade, into a calamitous civil war.
The Imperial throne is not the only one in jeopardy. Two brothers, imprisoned veterans of the Crusades, finally return home to find their father's kingdom being plundered - but the price of regaining their birthright will have far-reaching implications for the entire empire.
In the East, Sultan Salim, peacemaker and visionary ruler, faces his greatest challenge as his people demand an invasion of the West in retribution for the Rondian Crusades
And lurking in the darkness, orchestrating both the power struggles and the inevitable conflicts, is a shadowy group threatening to destroy civilisation itself.
Once more, Urte stands on the brink of cataclysm.
Trade ReviewFor anyone looking for
a new sprawling fantasy epic to stick their teeth into,
Empress Of The Fall is an
ultimately satisfying journey into a
fascinating and chaotic landscape * SciFiNow *
Hair is
adept at building characters as well as worlds, and his attention to his
female players is welcome in a genre that too often excludes them * Kirkus Reviews *
So epic, that it gets you
so involved and is such
an investment in time and emotion, that there is a little sting of
regret that the ending had to come at all * British Fantasy Society on the Moontide Quartet *
Adult fantasy lovers who enjoy
historical fiction and
intricate political plots will love this book . . .
Epic * Boho Mind *
Promises to recall
epic fantasy's finest * Tor.com on the Moontide Quartet *
"Empress" is a
sprawling epic fantasy of grandiose proportions . . . with a
hearty taste of blood and gore, and plenty of
vicious politics * Angela Oliver, author of Fellowship of the Ringtails *
Vivid, dynamic characters and
terrific world building . . . Readers of epic fantasy should
definitely check out this series * Bibliosanctum on the Moontide Quartet *
Represents
modern epic fantasy at its
best.
* Fantasy Book Critic on the Moontide Quartet *
The sense of chaos, endless politicking between factions and urge by characters to
make sense out of events beyond their control is palpable as
the pace becomes more and more frantic * Upcoming4.me on the Moontide Quartet *
The
writing is crisp, the
characters full of vigour and desires which when they become banded together really gives the story something to focus upon as
the bonds grow stronger * Falcata Times on the Moontide Quartet *
I continue to be impressed by the way Hair takes some very familiar, almost trite, ideas and spins them in a new way.
Epic fantasy is not dying my friends, it is just moving in new directions * Fantasy Review Barn on Unholy War *
I enjoyed the
characters and their
struggles and
schemes . . .
Classic immersive fantasy * Ribbon Reviews *
A book that
really does give . . . a
cracking start * Falcata Times *
It isn't often that I find a fantasy brick as enjoyable as this one; it's been quite a while in fact, and I think
I can safely commend this series to lovers of the genre, as one that will satisfy and yet leave the reader ready for more * Jaqui Smith, A Kiwi’s Book Review *
