{"product_id":"9780356523880-grave-empire","title":"Grave Empire","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Sunday Times bestelling epic fantasy of gunpowder, arcane powers and dark prophecy (Book One of The Great Silence)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrave Empire \u003c\/i\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling first novel in an unmissable new series from Richard Swan - a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure, arcane powers and creeping dread\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***The instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dazzling and immersive epic fantasy' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absolute treat .  crammed with imagination, horror, epic scale, and characters I simply could not put down' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eENTER A WORLD WHERE GUNPOWDER, ARCANE FORCES AND RUTHLESS AMBITION COLLIDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut dark days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north, while in the south, the Empire's proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total collapse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks, who claim to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife. The monks believe this is the start of an ancient prophecy heralding the end of days-the Great Silence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt falls to Renata Rainer, a low-ranking ambassador to an enigmatic and vicious race of mermen, to seek answers from those who still practice the arcane arts. But with the road south beset by war and the Empire on the brink of supernatural catastrophe, soon there may not be a world left to save .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrave Empire \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the first novel in an unmissable new series from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Richard Swan - a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure, arcane powers and creeping dread\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Richard Swan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stunning piece of modern fantasy writing' \u003c\/b\u003eRJ Barker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly compelling, thoroughly engrossing and written with skilful assurance' \u003c\/b\u003eNicholas Eames\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richard Swan's sophisticated take on the fantasy genre will leave readers hungry for more'\u003c\/b\u003e Sebastien de Castell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Great characters, compelling and wonderfully written. A brilliant debut and fantastic start to the series'\u003c\/b\u003e James Islington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks by Richard Swan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmpire of the Wolf \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Justice of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trials of Empire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Silence\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrave Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteel Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55494445007222,"sku":"9780356523880","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35766415.jpg?v=1760341069","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780356523880-grave-empire","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}