"Two strangers find themselves connected by a mysterious and vast library, which contains many wonders and even more secrets, in the powerfully moving first book in a new series from the international bestselling author of Red Sister and Prince of Thorns. On a used-up world where civilisations have risen and retreated in an endless tide, leaving a dusty wasteland in their wake, there is one constant: an ancient library, the repository of all knowledge and art. It also contains a multitude of lives, including those of Evar and Livira"--
Praise for Mark Lawrence
'An excellent writer'
George R.R. Martin, #1 SUNDAY and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GAME OF THRONES
'Dark and relentless...A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping'
Robin Hobb, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE
'Excellent - on par with George R.R. Martin'
Conn Iggulden, author of GENGHIS
'Mark Lawrence gets better with every book. It has a drive to it, a pulse, a gearshift that kicks higher and higher.'
Fantasy Book Review
'This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding...readers will be desperate for more.'
Publishers Weekly
'Lawrence works with many threads here, but none feels misused or insufficiently explored. Rather, the author unspools them masterfully, leaving behind a tightly woven tapestry that readers will ache to see finished even if they can predict one or two of the tale's myriad twists and turns. Gripping, earnest, and impeccably plotted.'
Kirkus
'An excellent writer'
George R.R. Martin, #1 SUNDAY and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GAME OF THRONES
'Dark and relentless...A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping'
Robin Hobb, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE
'Excellent - on par with George R.R. Martin'
Conn Iggulden, author of GENGHIS
'Mark Lawrence gets better with every book. It has a drive to it, a pulse, a gearshift that kicks higher and higher.'
Fantasy Book Review
'This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding...readers will be desperate for more.'
Publishers Weekly
'Lawrence works with many threads here, but none feels misused or insufficiently explored. Rather, the author unspools them masterfully, leaving behind a tightly woven tapestry that readers will ache to see finished even if they can predict one or two of the tale's myriad twists and turns. Gripping, earnest, and impeccably plotted.'
Kirkus
Praise for Mark Lawrence
'An excellent writer'
George R.R. Martin, #1 SUNDAY and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GAME OF THRONES
'Dark and relentless...A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping'
Robin Hobb, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE
'Excellent - on par with George R.R. Martin'
Conn Iggulden, author of GENGHIS
'Mark Lawrence gets better with every book. It has a drive to it, a pulse, a gearshift that kicks higher and higher.'
Fantasy Book Review
'This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding...readers will be desperate for more.'
Publishers Weekly
'Lawrence works with many threads here, but none feels misused or insufficiently explored. Rather, the author unspools them masterfully, leaving behind a tightly woven tapestry that readers will ache to see finished even if they can predict one or two of the tale's myriad twists and turns. Gripping, earnest, and impeccably plotted.'
Kirkus
'An excellent writer'
George R.R. Martin, #1 SUNDAY and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GAME OF THRONES
'Dark and relentless...A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping'
Robin Hobb, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE
'Excellent - on par with George R.R. Martin'
Conn Iggulden, author of GENGHIS
'Mark Lawrence gets better with every book. It has a drive to it, a pulse, a gearshift that kicks higher and higher.'
Fantasy Book Review
'This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding...readers will be desperate for more.'
Publishers Weekly
'Lawrence works with many threads here, but none feels misused or insufficiently explored. Rather, the author unspools them masterfully, leaving behind a tightly woven tapestry that readers will ache to see finished even if they can predict one or two of the tale's myriad twists and turns. Gripping, earnest, and impeccably plotted.'
Kirkus