A debut with great potential
There is a cancer at the heart of the Cerani Empire.
A plague is attacking young and old, rich and poor, marking each victim with a fragment of a greater pattern. Anyone showing the marks is put to death.
As long-planned conspiracies boil over into open violence and rebellion, the pattern is closing in on the palace.
Only three people stand in its way: a lost prince, a world-weary killer and a young girl from the steppes – a girl who once saw a path through a pattern, among the waving grasses.
The Emperor’s Knife is a debut fantasy with both an original and classic feel. It draws on some classic fantasy elements, but puts a new spin on them, making this a refreshingly original politics-infused novel. While not a page-turning action adventure, the novel has a strong grasp on political intrigue and a slow-boiling plot that will draw the reader in and work its way under your skin.
