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Book SynopsisThe Scarab Path is the fifth book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Ancient powers are waking . . .
The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself broken in ways no doctor can mend, haunted by ghosts of the past. Meanwhile, the powerful Wasp Empress is regaining control over those imperial cities that refused to bow to her. But she draws her power from something more sinister than armies and war machines.
Only her consort, the former spymaster Thalric, knows the truth. As assassins seek to end him, he finds his life and his loyalties under threat once again. And in an ancient city beyond the desert, a terrible secret stirs beneath its stones.
The Scarab Path is followed by the sixth book in the Shadows of the Apt series, The Sea Watch.
Trade ReviewBrimming with imagination --
SciFiNowThe Shadows of the Apt series is The Shadows of the Apt series is
simply one of the best epic fantasy series out there --
LEC Book ReviewsSuper worldbuilding, great characters and
extreme inventiveness --
Fantasy Book CriticEpic fantasy at its best. Gripping, original and multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas --
Walker of WorldsFull of sparking,
speculative innovation -- Stephen Baxter on
The Doors of EdenBreathtaking scope and vision.
Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers -- Gareth Powell on
Children of RuinA joy from start to finish.
Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human -- Patrick Ness on
Children of Time
