Book description
Two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at Tark to spy on the
menacing Wasp army, but are there mistakenly apprehended as enemy
agents. By the time they are freed, the city is already under siege.
Over in the imperial capital the young emperor, Alvdan, is becoming
captivated by a remarkable slave, the vampiric Uctebri, who claims he
knows of magic that can grant eternal life. In Collegium, meanwhile,
Stenwold is still trying to persuade the city magnates to take seriously
the Wasp Empire's imminent threat to their survival. In a colourful
drama involving mass warfare and personal combat, a small group of
heroes must stand up against what seems like an unstoppable force. This
volume continues the story that so brilliantly unfolded in Empire in
Black and Gold - and the action is still non-stop.
Adrian Tchaikovsky, born in Lincolnshire, studied zoology and
psychology at Reading, before practising law in Leeds.
