ROBERT V.S. REDICK

El legendario buque Chathrand, un verdadero mundo flotante, que zarpó en una misión para poner término a siglos de guerra, en realidad ha sido un instrumento de la conspiración de Arunis, que quiere acabar con el universo de Alifros. Thasha, Pazel y sus amigos —entre los que están la reina de los diminutos ixchels y una rata casi humana— han de afrontar el terror del Mar que Gobierna, un océano tan vasto que ningún barco puede afrontar su travesía, ni siquiera el Chathrand, Y, mientras tanto, en las profundidades del barco, un artefacto maldito está liberando poderes más terribles que el propio mar, poderes que Arunis quiere controlar.

La conspiración del Lobo Rojo es el primer libro de la trilogía El viaje del Chathrand. Relata la historia de un viaje mágico y de la desaparición en el mar del barco más poderoso de la flota del imperio Arqual con todos sus pasajeros. Pazel, un humilde muchacho que tiene el don, o la maldicion, de entender todas las lenguas; Thasha, la hija de un embajador, condenada a ser una baza en el tratado de paz entre dos imperios; el brutal capitan Rose; el espia Sandor Ott y sus asesinos. Y abajo, entre las ratas inteligentes, ocultos, los temidos ixchel y los espiritus atrapados en las cuadernas. Esta es su historia. Maravilloso en muchos sentidos: el poder de sus imagenes visuales, lo intricado de la trama, la claridad de la caracterizacion y la absoluta imposibilidad de dejarlo. Paul Park ¿Que puedo decir sobre un libro tan interesante y original como La conspiracion del Lobo Rojo? No recuerdo cuando un libro me ha cautivado asi. Terry Brooks

Six hundred years old, the Imperial Merchant Ship Chathrand is a massive floating outpost of the Empire of Arqual. And it is on its most vital mission yet: to deliver a young woman whose marriage will seal the peace between Arqual and its mortal enemy, the Mzithrin Empire. But Thasha, the young noblewoman in question, may be bringing her swords to the altar. For the ships true mission is not peace but wara war that threatens to rekindle an ancient power long thought lost. As the Chathrand navigates treacherous waters, Thasha must seek unlikely alliesincluding a magic-cursed deckhand, a stowaway tribe of foot-high warriors, and a singularly heroic ratand enter a treacherous web of intrigue to uncover the secret of the legendary Red Wolf.

THE RATS AND THE RULING SEA begins where THE RED WOLF CONSPIRACY ended; Thasha''s wedding is hours away. It is a wedding that will both fulfil the promise of a mad god''s return and see her murdered. Pazel has thwarted the sorcerer who would bring back the god but both sides now face deadlock. Can Thasha be saved? Can the war between two Empires be stopped? THE RATS AND THE RULING SEA is, once again, focused on the giant ancient ship, the CHATHRAND, but now she must brave the terrors of the uncharted seas; the massive storms and the ship swallowing whirlpools and explore lands forgotten by the Northern world, all the time involved in a vicious running battle with a ship half her size but nearly her match. Robert Redick''s new novel takes the reader further into the labyrinthine plots and betrayals that have underscored the trilogy from the beginning. We learn more about the Ixchel as they fight for survival against the Chathrand''s rats, discover more about the true motives of conspirators, live with Thasha and Pazel as they face death and deceit, and as the Chathrand sails into the infamous Ruling Sea. Robert Redick''s sequel to the acclaimed THE RED WOLF CONSPIRACY is a masterpiece of plotting and adventure. As each page turns the reader shares with the characters the dawning realisation that nothing is at it seems.

2018 BookNest Fantasy Awards Finalist for Best Novel This book has everything I love: Clean, crisp worldbuilding. Characters that live and breathe. A story that teases and surprises me. I like Master Assassins so much I wish Id written it, but deep down, I know I couldnt have written it this well.#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick RothfussTwo village boys mistaken for assassins become the decisive figures in the battle for a continent in the thrilling new desert-based epic fantasy by the author of The Red Wolf Conspiracy. Kandri Hinjuman was never meant to be a soldier. His brother Mektu was never meant for this world. Rivals since childhood, they are drafted into a horrific war led by a madwoman-Prophet, and survive each day only by hiding their disbelief. Kandri is good at blending in, but Mektu is hopeless: impulsive, erraticand certain that a demon is stalking him. Is this madness or a second sense? Either way, Kandri knows that Mektus antics will land them both in early graves. But all bets are off when the brothers simmering feud explodes into violence, and holy blood is spilled. Kandri and Mektu are taken for contract killers and must flee for their livesto the one place where they can hope to disappear: the sprawling desert known as the Land that Eats Men. In this eerie wilderness, the terrain is as deadly as the monsters, ghouls, and traffickers in human flesh. Here the brothers find strange allies: an aging warlord, a desert nomad searching for her family, a lethal child-soldier still in her teens. They also find themselves in possession of a secret that could bring peace to the continent of Urrath. Or unthinkable carnage. On their heels are the Prophets death squads. Ahead lie warring armies, sandstorms, evil spirits and the deeper evil of human greed. But hope beckons as wellif the Master Assassins can expose the lie that has made them the worlds most wanted men.

Two brothers flee an army of fanatics across a vast and magical desert in this white-knuckle sequel to Master Assassins from Robert V.S. Redick, author of The Red Wolf Conspiracy. The worst of rivals, the closest of friends, the two most wanted men in a war-torn world: Kandri and Mektu Hinjuman have cheated death so often its begun to feel like a way of life. But nothing has prepared them for the danger and enchantment of the Ravenous Lands. This sprawling, lethal desert is the brothers last hope, for they have killed the favorite son of Her Radiance the Prophet, and her death-priests and magical servants are hunting them day and night. But there are dangers even within their caravan. Some of their fellow travelers worship the Prophet in secret. Others, including Mektu, have become obsessed with a bejeweled dagger that seems to afflict its owners with madness or death. At stake is far more than the lives of two runaway soldiers. Kandri is carrying an encoded cure for the World Plague, a disease that has raged for centurieswhile far from the desert, certain criminals have learned just how lucrative a plague can be. Are they using the Prophet, or being used by her? Who, in this game of shadows, can Kandri trust? He knows one thing, however: they must reach Kasralys, great and beautiful fortress-city of the east. Only there can the precious cure be deciphered. Only there can Kandri seek word of the lover who vanished one night without a trace. But Kasralys, never conquered in 3,000 years, is about to face its greatest siege in history.