Blood of the Mantis: Adrian Tchaikovsky (Shadows of the Apt, 3)

A POWERFUL ARTEFACT COULD
CHANGE THE FATES OF NATIONS

Achaeos the seer has finally tracked down the stolen Shadow Box. But he has only days before this magical artefact will be lost to him forever. Meanwhile, the Empire's dread forces are mustering for their next great offensive. Stenwold and his followers have only a short time to gather allies before the enemy's soldiers march again - to conquer everything in their path. If Stenwold cannot hold them back, the hated black and gold flag will fly over every city in the Lowlands before the year's end.

Yet a more insidious threat awaits. Should the Shadow Box fall into the hands of the power-mad Emperor, nothing will save the world from his relentless ambition.

Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky

'Simply wonderful'
Emma Newman

'Hugely satisfying'
Stephen Baxter

'Brilliantly conceived and executed'
Publishers Weekly