Críticas:
"Anna Smith-Spark writes in a unique voice with such pace and veracity your imagination has to struggle to keep up with your eyes."--Adrian Collins, Grimdark Magazine
"Holy crap, this is good!"--Grim Tidings
"Grim, gritty, and fast paced; with great battles scenes! Anna Smith-Spark is one to watch."--Andy Remic, author of the Blood Dragon Empire series
"Captivating."--Marc Turner, author of the Chronicles of the Exile series
"Fierce, gripping fantasy, exquisitely written; bitter, funny, and heart-rending by turns."--Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner for Children of Time
"All hail the queen of grimdark fantasy!"
--Michael R. Fletcher, author of Beyond Redemption
"Spark's first novel lives up to its billing as a 'grimdark' tale. The setting may be bleak and dreary, but the worldbuilding is well done and the characters fit right in. Troubled, solitary and downright drug-addled as the protagonist is, readers will come around to his side as the reasons why he seeks for the throne he lost are revealed."--RT Book Reviews
"This outstanding, unputdownable debut holds and horrifies like a blood-spattered tapestry. There's rough humour, high drama and a love of story-telling that shines through every page. Plus it's got dragons with bad breath. Brilliant."--The Daily Mail (UK)
"Should appeal to grim dark fans looking for the extreme edge."--Kirkus
"Spark's gripping debut is definitely one to read and prize."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Reseña del editor:
Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and R Scott Bakker, The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices.
Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel
Shortlisted for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award
It is the richest empire the world has ever known, and it is also doomed--but only one man can see it.
Haunted by prophetic dreams, Orhan has hired a company of soldiers to cross the desert to reach the capital city. Once they enter the palace, they have one mission: kill the emperor, then all those who remain. Only from the ashes can a new empire be built.
The company is a group of good, ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other. But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier. Though he is young, ambitious, and impossibly charming, something dark hides in Marith's past--and in his blood.
Dive into this new fantasy series for readers looking for epic battle scenes, gritty heroes, and blood-soaked revenge.
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