Guns of the Dawn av Adrian Tchaikovsky

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<p><b><i>Guns of the Dawn</i> is a pacey, gripping fantasy of war and magic, from Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author, Adrian Tchaikovsky.</b><br><b><br>¿One of the best books I''ve ever read¿ ¿ Peter Newman, author of <i>The Vagrant</i></b><br><b><br>The first casualty of war is truth . . .</b><br><br>First, Denland¿s revolutionaries assassinated their king, launching a wave of bloodshed after generations of peace. Next they clashed with Lascanne, their royalist neighbour, pitching war-machines against warlocks in a fiercely fought conflict.<br><br>Genteel Emily Marshwic watched as the hostilities stole her family¿s young men. But then came the call for yet more Lascanne soldiers in a ravaged kingdom with none left to give. Emily must join the ranks of conscripted women and march toward the front lines.<br><br>With barely enough training to hold a musket, Emily braves the savage reality of warfare. But she begins to doubt her country''s cause, and those doubts become critical. For h