Heirs Of The Blade: 7th in the 'Shadows Of The Apt' series of books

Tchaikovsky, Adrian

ISBN 10: 0330541293 / ISBN 13: 9780330541299

Published by Pan Macmillan / Tor, 2012

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© 2011: 7th in the 'Shadows Of The Apt' series of books. 1st printing of 2012 edition:- Synopsis: 'She remembered how it felt to lose Salma, first to the wiles of the Butterfly-kinden girl, then to hear the news of his death, abandoned and alone in the midst of the enemy. She remembered how it felt to see her father hacked to death before her eyes. But of her murder of Achaeos, of the bite of her blade into his unsuspecting flesh, the wound that had sapped him and ruined him until he died, she remembered nothing. In such a vacuum, how could she possibly atone?' - Tynisa is running, but she cannot escape the demons of her own mind. Amidst the fragmenting provinces of the Dragonfly Commonwealth her past will at last catch up with her. Her father's ghost is hunting her down. At the same time, the Wasp Empress, Seda, is on the move, her eyes on the city of Khanaphes, the fallen jewel of the ancient world. Whilst her soldiers seek only conquest, she sees herself as the heir to all the old powers of history, and has her eyes on a far greater prize:- Review(s): Praise for the 'Shadows Of The Apt' series: "I cannot even begin to explain how much I enjoy the 'Shadows Of The Apt' books. Their level of originality and their sheer epic-ness makes for some of the best fantasy entertainment out there" - LEC Book Reviews / "The 'Shadows Of The Apt' series is quite distinct, mainly due to the insect-kinden and Tchaikovsky's fertile imagination" - SciFiNow:- (original cost £7.99).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heirs Of The Blade: 7th in the 'Shadows Of The Apt' series of books
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan / Tor
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330541293
• ISBN 13: 9780330541299
• Binding: Paperback: 7¾" x 5¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Jon Sullivan
• Edition: 2012 Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear
• Weight: 0.46 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

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Synopsis

The seventh in the Shadows of the Apt series

Tynisa is running, but she cannot escape the demons of her own mind. Amid the fragmenting provinces of the Dragonfly Commonweal her past will at last catch up with her. Her father's ghost is hunting her down. At the same time, the Wasp Empress, Seda, is on the move, and her eyes are on the city of Khanaphes, the fallen jewel of the ancient world. While her soldiers seek only conquest, she sees herself as the heir to all the old powers of history, and has her eyes on a far greater prize.

About the Author

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the Shadows of the Apt series. The first five installments in the series are Empire in Black and Gold, Dragonfly Falling, Blood of the Mantis, Salute the Dark, and The Scarab Path.