Anna Smith Spark

Una novela épica, oscura y deslumbrante: el debut de fantasía grimdark de Anna Smith Spark El antaño poderoso Imperio de Sekemleth se ve amenazado por la decadencia y la ruina; los nobles rivales luchan por la supremacia y estan dispuestos a todo para conseguirla. El influyente aristocrata Orhan Emereth, que planea arrebatar el trono con ayuda de un ejercito de mercenarios, ignora que entre sus filas se oculta un joven muy especial: Marith, que no solo huye de su propio pasado, sino tambien de su padre, un hombre tan poderoso como empeñado en verlo muerto. La suma sacerdotisa Thalia, una de las figuras mas respetadas del Estado, jamas ha abandonado su templo, pero cuando empieza la masacre del golpe de Estado, tiene que huir para escapar de una muerte segura. En su camino se cruza con Marith, quien le promete que la sacara con vida de la ciudad. Juntos se convertiran en piezas clave en el gran juego por el poder.

Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark.A Sword of Bronze and Ashes combines the fierce beauty of Celtic myth with grimdark battle violence. Its a lyrical, folk horror high fantasy.Kanda has a good life until shadows from her past return threatening everything she loves. And Kanda, like any parent, has things in her past she does not want her children to know. Red war is coming: pursued by an ancient evil, Kanda must call upon all her strength to protect her family. But how can she keep her children safe, if they want to stand as warriors beside her when the light fades and darkness rises?FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress

Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark.The sequel to the masterpiece folk horror high fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes, a lyrical blend of epic myth and daily life. Kanda and her family are on a quest to rebuild the glory that was Roven. Mother and daughters stand together as a light against the darkness. But mother and daughters both have hands that are stained red with blood. They walk a path that is stranger and more beautiful than even Kanda dared imagine, bright with joy, bitter with grief. Ghosts and monsters dog their footsteps - but the greatest monsters lie in their hearts.The 2024 Independent Publisher of the Year, FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress

KING OF RUIN. KING OF DUST AND SHADOWS. KING OF DEATH. HE WILL RULE ALL. THE KING IS COMING.Marith Altrersyr father-killer, dragonlord, leader of the blood-soaked Amrath Army is keeping his promises. He is determined to become King of all Irlast and take back the seat of his ancestors.Only Thalia, once high priestess of the Lord of Living and Dying, the holiest woman in the Empire, might stop Marith and his armys deadly march. But she is torn between two destinies and if she was to return home, what would she fi nd there? A city on the brink of ruin: diseased, despairing, dying?Crawling through a tunnel deep under the ruins of her city, Landra Relast vows vengeance. Her family has been burned, her home destroyed, and now Marith once her betrothed must die.But as Landra cuts through the wasteland left in the wake of Mariths army, she finds that she is not the only one who wishes him ill

Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and R Scott Bakker, The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasys most exciting new voices. Theyve finally looked at the graveyard of our Empire with open eyes. Theyre fools and madmen and like the art of war. And their children go hungry while we piss gold and jewels into the dust. In the richest empire the world has ever known, the city of Sorlost has always stood, eternal and unconquered. But in a city of dreams governed by an imposturous Emperor, decadence has become the true ruler, and has blinded its inhabitants to their vulnerability. The empire is on the verge of invasion and only one man can see it. Haunted by dreams of the empires demise, Orhan Emmereth has decided to act. On his orders, a company of soldiers cross the desert to reach the city. Once they enter the Palace, they have one mission: kill the Emperor, then all those who remain. Only from 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. Marching on Sorlost, Marith thinks he is running away from the past which haunts him. But in the Golden City, his destiny awaits him beautiful, bloody, and more terrible than anyone could have foreseen.

A powerhouse grimdark fantasy of bloodshed, ambition, and fate, The House of Sacrifice is the thunderous conclusion to Anna Smith Sparks Empires of Dust trilogy, which began with The Court of Broken Knives. Hail Him. Behold Him.Man-killer, life-stealer, death-bringer, lifes thief.All are bound to Him,His word is law.The night coming, the sudden light that makes the eyes blind,Golden one, shining, glorious.Lifes judgement, lifes pleasure, hopes grave. Marith Altrersyr has won. He cut a path of blood and vengeance and needless violence around the world and now he rules. It is time for Marith to put down his sword, to send home his armies, to grow a beard and become fat. It is time to look to his own house, and to produce an heir. The King of Death must now learn to live. But some things cannot be learnt. The spoils of war turn to ash in the mouths of the Amrath Army and soon they are on the move again. But Marith, lord of lies, dragon-killer, father-killer, has begun to falter and his mind decays. How long can a warlord rotting from within continue to win? As the Army marches on to Sorlost, Thalias thoughts turn to home and to the future: a life grows inside her and it is a precious thing but it grows weak. Why must the sins of the father curse the child? A glorious, ambitious and bloodily brilliant conclusion that threads together a masterful tapestry of language and story, holding up a piercing reflection on epic fantasy and those who love it.

Una novela épica, oscura y deslumbrante: el debut de fantasía grimdark de Anna Smith SparkEl antaño poderoso Imperio de Sekemleth se ve amenazado por la decadencia y la ruina; los nobles rivales luchan por la supremacia y estan dispuestos a todo para conseguirla. El influyente aristocrata Orhan Emereth, que planea arrebatar el trono con ayuda de un ejercito de mercenarios, ignora que entre sus filas se oculta un joven muy especial: Marith, que no solo huye de su propio pasado, sino tambien de su padre, un hombre tan poderoso como empeñado en verlo muerto.La suma sacerdotisa Thalia, una de las figuras mas respetadas del Estado, jamas ha abandonado su templo, pero cuando empieza la masacre del golpe de Estado, tiene que huir para escapar de una muerte segura. En su camino se cruza con Marith, quien le promete que la sacara con vida de la ciudad. Juntos se convertiran en piezas clave en el gran juego por el poder.