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The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy – a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.
‘IT’S THRILLING, ROMANTIC, OFTEN TRAGIC, AND ALWAYS FUNNY’ ALIX E. HARROW
‘A MASTERCLASS IN CRAFT AND TENSION’ V.L. BOVALINO
‘FIENDISHLY CHARMING AND CLEVER’ TASHA SURI
Win the throne or destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder.
After twenty-four years, the Emperor of Orrun’s reign is at an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven exceptional warriors, trained at rival monasteries, will compete to replace him.
Then one of them is murdered.
It falls to the brilliant but idiosyncratic scholar Neema Kraa to investigate. But as she hunts for a killer, darker forces are gathering . . .
PRAISE FOR THE RAVEN SCHOLAR
‘The Raven Scholar is an intricately plotted historical mystery steeped in gothic charm and intellectual intrigue’ ?????
‘Truly one of the best epic fantasy books I’ve read in a long time‘ ?????
‘I have NEVER rooted a romance more’ ?????
‘This book is simply “Magnificent”‘ ?????
‘Mature and sensible, but still idealistic, emotional, passion-driven [characters]’ ?????
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She might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder. After 24 years on the throne, it is time for Bersun the Brusque, emperor of Orrun, to bring his reign to an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders will compete to replace him. Trained at rival monasteries, each contender is inspired by a sacred animal – Fox, Raven, Tiger, Ox, Bear, Monkey, and Hound. An eighth – the Dragon proxy – will be revealed only once the trials have begun. Eight exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists – the best of the best. Then one of them is murdered. It falls to the brilliant but idiosyncratic Neema Kraa to investigate. But as she hunts for a killer, darker forces are gathering. If Neema succeeds, she could win the throne – whether she wants it or not. But if she fails, she will sentence herself to death and set in motion a sequence of events that could doom the empire.
| Weight | 0.56 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 13 × 5.6 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 645 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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