Empire in Black and Gold av Adrian Tchaikovsky

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<p><b><i>Empire in Black and Gold</i> is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt from the award-winning author of <i>Children of Time</i>, Adrian Tchaikovsky<i>.</i><br><br>The days of peace are over . . .</b><br><br>The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.<br><br>Only the ageing Stenwold Maker – spymaster, artificer and statesman – foresees the threat, as the empires’ armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities’ leaders. He sees that war will sweep through their lands, destroying everything in its path.<br>