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PublisherPan Macmillan

ISBN-101529050308

ISBN-139781529050301

eBay Product ID (ePID)3050391846

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Book TitleBlood of the Mantis

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFantasy / Contemporary, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic

Publication Year2021

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorAdrian Tchaikovsky

Book SeriesShadows of the Apt Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Brimming with imagination" -- SciFiNow "The Shadows of the Apt series is simply one of the best epic fantasy series out there " -- LEC Book Reviews "Super worldbuilding, great characters and extreme inventiveness " -- Fantasy Book Critic " Epic fantasy at its best . Gripping, original and multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas" -- Walker of Worlds "Full of sparking, speculative innovation" --Stephen Baxter on The Doors of Eden "Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers " --Gareth Powell on Children of Ruin "A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human " --Patrick Ness on Children of Time

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal823.92

SynopsisBlood of the Mantis is the third novel in Adrian Tchaikovsky's richly imagined Shadows of the Apt series, following Dragonfly Falling. Stenwold must rally his allies for battle against the Empire, even as it seeks a dangerous artifact of enormous power. A dread ritual casts a deadly shadow . . . 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. Blood of the Mantis is followed by Salute the Dark, the fourth book in the Shadows of the Apt series., Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Awardwinning Children of Time, brings you an epic fantasy series of war and empire. In the third book of the Shadows of the Apt series, Stenwold must rally his allies for battle. Now reissued with a fresh cover look. A dread ritual casts a deadly shadow.Achaeos the seer has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marshtown of Jerez, driven by the ghosts of the legendary Darakyon. But he has only days before this magical artifact will be lost to him forever.Meanwhile, the Empire's dread forces are mustering for their next great offensive. Stenwold and followers have only a short time to gather allies, before the enemy's soldiers march again conquering 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.And should the Shadow Box fall into the hands of the powermad Emperor, nothing will save the world from his relentless ambition. Blood of the Mantis is followed by Salute the Dark, the fourth book in the Shadows of the Apt series., Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time , brings you an epic fantasy series of war and empire. In this third volume, Stenwold must rally his allies for battle.

LC Classification NumberPR6120.C53