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Brian Staveley, author of The Emperor's Blades, gives readers the first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy based in the world of his popular series the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, The Empire's Ruin. Best of Summer 2021--Polygon The Annurian Empire is disintegrating. The advantages it used for millennia have fallen to ruin. The ranks of the Kettral have been decimated from within, and the kenta gates, granting instantaneous travel across the vast lands of the empire, can no longer be used. In order to save the empire, one of the surviving Kettral must voyage beyond the edge of the known world through a land that warps and poisons all living things to find the nesting ground of the giant war hawks. Meanwhile, a monk turned con-artist may hold the secret to the kenta gates. But time is running out. Deep within the southern reaches of the empire and ancient god-like race has begun to stir. What they discover will change them and the Annurian Empire forever. If they can survive.

The trilogy that began with The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion.

The Providence of Fire is the second novel in Brian Staveley's Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, a gripping new epic fantasy series The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire is far from over. Having learned the identity of her father's assassin, Adare flees the Dawn Palace in search of allies to challenge the coup against her family. Few trust her, but when she is believed to be touched by Intarra, patron goddess of the empire, the people rally to help her retake the capital city. As armies prepare to clash, the threat of invasion from barbarian hordes compels the rival forces to unite against their common enemy. Unknown to Adare, her brother Valyn, a renegade member of the empire's most elite fighting force, has allied with the invading nomads. The terrible choices each of them has made may make war between them inevitable. Between Valyn and Adare is their brother Kaden, rightful heir to the Unhewn Throne, who has infiltrated the Annurian capital with the help of two strange companions. The knowledge they possess of the secret history that shapes these events could save Annur or destroy it. Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne The Emperor's Blades The Providence of Fire The Last Mortal Bond Other books in the world of the Unhewn Throne Skullsworn (forthcoming)

The Annurian Empire's ruling family must be vigilant, as the conspiracy against them deepens. Having discovered her father's assassin, Adare flees the Dawn Palace in search of allies. But few trust her, until she seems marked by the people's goddess in an ordeal of flame. As Adare struggles to unite Annur, unrest breeds rival armies - then barbarian hordes threaten to invade. And unknown to Adare, her brother Valyn has fallen in with forces mustering at the empire's borders. The terrible choices they face could make war between them inevitable. Fighting his own battles is their brother Kaden, rightful heir to the Unhewn Throne, who has infiltrated the Annurian capital with two strange companions. While imperial forces prepare to defend a far-distant front, Kaden's actions could save the empire, or destroy it.

Brian Staveley’s new standalone, Skullsworn, returns to the critically acclaimed Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne universe, following a priestess attempting to join the ranks of the God of Death. Pyrre Lakatur is not, to her mind, an assassin, not a murderer—she is a priestess. At least, she will be once she passes her final trial. The problem isn’t the killing. The problem, rather, is love. To complete her trial, Pyrre has ten days to kill the seven people enumerated in an ancient song, including “the one who made your mind and body sing with love / who will not come again.” Pyrre isn’t sure she’s ever been in love. And if she fails to find someone who can draw such passion from her, or fails to kill that someone, her order will give her to their god, the God of Death. Pyrre’s not afraid to die, but she hates to fail, and so, as her trial is set to begin, she returns to the city of her birth in the hope of finding love . . . and ending it on the edge of her sword.

Winner of the 2015 David Gemmell Award for Best Fantasy Debut.An explosive fantasy debut, The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley is a fast-paced, thrilling epic. If you like Joe Abercrombie and George R. R. Martin, you'll love this.'Will keep you turning the pages late at night' - Pierce Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of Red RisingThe circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again . . .The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Now his progeny must prepare to unmask a conspiracy. His son Valyn, training for the empire's deadliest fighting force, hears the news an ocean away. And after several 'accidents' and a dying soldier's warning, he realizes his life is also in danger. Yet before Valyn can act, he must survive the mercenaries' brutal final initiation. The Emperor's daughter, Minister Adare, hunts her father's murderer in the capital. Court politics can be fatal, but she needs justice. Lastly Kaden, heir to the empire, studies in a remote monastery. Here, the Blank God's disciples teach their harsh ways, which Kaden must master to unlock ancient powers. But when an imperial delegation arrives, has he learnt enough to keep him alive, as long-hidden powers make their move?'A vividly imagined story of conspiracy and empire' - Col Buchanan'A fantastic and compelling fantasy world' - Io9The Emperor's Blades is the first novel in Brain Staveley's epic Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series. Continue the story with The Providence of Fire.

"The trilogy that began with The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion, as war engulfs the Annurian Empire. The ancient Csestriim are back to finish their purge of humanity; armies march against the capital;leaches, solitary beings who draw power from the natural world to fuel their extraordinary abilities, maneuver on all sides to affect the outcome of the war; and capricious gods walk the earth in human guise with agendas of their own. But the three imperial siblings at the heart of it all--Valyn, Adare, and Kaden--come to understand that even if they survive the holocaust unleashed on their world, there may be no reconciling their conflicting visions of the future"-- Provided by publisher

Drugi tom Kroniki Nieciosanego Tronu. Troje dzieci cesarza, trzy ścieżki do władzy. Ceną za zwycięstwo może być zagłada. Adare ucieka z Pałacu Brzasku, aby stawić czoło spiskowi wymierzonemu w jej rodzinę. Gdy roznosi się wieść, że jest ulubienicą bogini-patronki cesarstwa Annuru, znajduje zwolenników, którzy pomagają jej zawładnąć stolicą. Groźba inwazji barbarzyńskich hord każe jednak rywalom zjednoczyć siły przeciwko wspólnemu wrogowi. Nieuchronnie narasta też konflikt Adare z jej bratem Valynem, dezerterem z elitarnej cesarskiej jednostki wojskowej Kettralu. Ich brat Kaden, prawowity dziedzic Nieciosanego Tronu, toczy własną walkę i przedostaje się do stolicy przy pomocy niezwykłych sojuszników. Pierwszy tom serii, Miecze cesarza, otrzymał David Gemmell Legend Award w kategorii debiut roku. To także debiut roku w kategorii fantasy na Reddit Fantasy i jedna z najlepszych książek fantasy w plebiscycie Goodreads Choice Awards. Miecze cesarza pojawiły się też na licznych listach najlepszych tytułów tego gatunku i najlepszych debiutów roku 2014, m.in. na Liście polecanych lektur czasopisma Locus. Brutalna, intrygująca, nieustannie zmierza ku fascynującym zdarzeniom i nieznanym miejscom. - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review. Epicka przygoda z wciąż narastającym napięciem i fałszywymi tropami, stale wywracająca nasze oczekiwania do góry nogami Nie możemy się już doczekać, co zdarzy się dalej.- io9. Staveley potrafił dokonać niemal niemożliwego: pokochałam bohatera, którego uprzednio nienawidziłam. - Robin, goodreads.com. Brian Staveley jest nie tylko nieocenionym nowym głosem epickiej fantasy i całej literatury, ale znajduje się także na najlepszej drodze, by zostać jednym z wielkich.- The Book Geek

Pyrre nemá ráda, když se jí říká Lebka. To slovo nevystihuje krásu její oddanosti Ananshaelovi, bohu smrti. Navíc není nájemný vrah, jak se o Ananshaelových služebnících často tvrdí, nýbrž kněžka. Přesněji řečeno bude, pokud obstojí u závěrečné zkoušky. Problém není v zabíjení – Pyrre strávila celý život tím, že trénovala umění smrti. Problém je láska. Pyrre má čtrnáct dní na to, aby zabila sedm lidí podle prastaré písně, a jedním z těch lidí musí být její opravdová láska. Jenže ona se dosud nikdy nezamilovala, a jestli selže, bude odevzdána svému bohu. Smrti se možná nebojí, ale selhání ano. A tak jí nezbývá, než se vrátit do svého rodného města – města na pokraji revoluce, kde ve stínech číhají zapomenutí staří bohové a žádají si krev – k minulosti, kterou zavrhla, v naději, že tu najde lásku… a ukončí ji ostřím svého nože.