• Incredible debut by an exciting new voice in grimdark fantasy • Part of emerging movement of female grimdark authors making the genre less male-dominated and more inclusive • Reminiscent of Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie and Mark Lawrence • The book is set in a vast and intricate world, filled with strong female characters, black comedy and themes including religious fanaticism and political machinations • Supported by a huge pre-awareness campaign Competition: the;a;priest of bones;black hawks;blackwing;winter road;ninth rain;bone ships;rage of dragons;age of assassins;malice;valour;wrath;ruin;grey bastards;ruin of kings. peter mclean;david wragg;ed mcdonald;adrian selby;jen williams;rj barker;evan winter;john gwynne;jonathan french;jenn lyons;