'This book is bloody brilliant' V.E. Schwab
'A ripping read' Joe Abercrombie
The SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the award-winning author of the Nevernight Chronicle
It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise.
Ever since, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Gabriel de Leon, half man, half monster, and last remaining silversaint - a sworn brother of the holy Silver Order dedicated to defending the realm from the creatures of the night - is all that stands between the world and its end.
It's 1863, and Melbourne is transitioning from a fledgling colony to a thriving, gold-fuelled metropolis. But behind its shiny new façade, the real Melbourne can be found in the notorious red-light district of Little Lon, full of brothels where rich and poor alike can revel all night. The most glamorous among them is Papillon, home to the most alluring women in the city.
For poor Irishwoman Johanna Callaghan, a job at Papillon could be her ticket to success, but in a time when women's lives are cheap, it also brings great danger. Meanwhile, for respectable women like journalist Harriett Gardiner,…
Mila's time is up. After years spent hiding, she's been caught by the Church, accused of being a demon, and offered as sacrifice to the all-powerful God-King Midas.
However, her fate takes an unexpected turn when the cruel and beautiful Princess Jezebel stays Mila's execution on the condition that Mila entertains her at court with her unusual power.
The arrival of a handsome, enigmatic, and ruthless merchant prince throws Mila's efforts to escape into turmoil. Will his arrival be her undoing...or her path to freedom?
A warrior. A runaway. A kingdom on the brink of war. When heresy rises, who will survive the power shift?
Life is meant to be simple in Amadea: worship Verus, obey her prophet, and serve the king. But heresy is taking root in the kingdom, sprung from the writings of a mad prophet. It threatens to inflame tensions with neighouring Pyrie, whose border attacks and slave uprisings continue to rob the kingdom of peace.
Tristan has no interest in heresies. But when the warrior finds Sabine on the side of the road – starving, beaten and all too ready to resort to violence – his life becomes increasingly complicated.
In the capital, the Thirteenth Prophet has sensed a change in the sacred flame, the source of his prophetic power, and he engages an ambitious warrior to help find the heretics.
Sabine and Tristan find themselves allied with heretics out of loyalty, not belief. Their bonds to those they love, and their growing attraction to each other, will be tested in ways neither of them sees coming.
The Shadow of the Eagle is the first book in The Children of Verus Trilogy, a new epic fantasy series that explores how dehumanising an enemy corrupts the soul of a society, and the ways in which those involved justify their hatred. It’s also about the nature of loyalty, love, faith and friendship.
