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Talonsister

Jen Williams

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English
Titan Books Ltd
01 January 2024
Uncover a magical past that refuses to be forgotten in a world of mythical creatures and ruthless religion in this brand-new duology from the multi-award winning author of The Ninth Rain, perfect for fans of John Gwynne and Andrea Stewart.

When soldier Leven was transformed into a Herald

a magical killing machine in the Imperium's brutal conquests

her mind was wiped clean. But strange visions still show her glimpses of the ancient and mysterious island of Brittletain. Now, with the war won and the Imperium satisfied, she wants to find out who she really is.

Envoy Kaeto has done a number of important little jobs for the Imperium, most of them nasty, all of them in the shadows. His newest assignment is to escort the bone-crafter Gynid Tyleigh as she travels across the Imperium. But Tyleigh's ambition alarms even Kaeto, and her conviction that she has found a new source of Titan bones, buried deep in the earth, could lead to another, even bloodier war.

Ynis was raised by the griffins and has never seen another human face. She lives wild on Brittletain with her talonsister, T'rook. By choosing not to kill Ynis when she was just a baby, the griffins may have doomed themselves

because the girl's past is coming for her, and it carries a lethal blade...
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Imprint:   Titan Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm, 
ISBN:   9781803364353
ISBN 10:   1803364351
Pages:   560
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jen Williams has published two trilogies - The Copper Promise series and The Winnowing Flame series - and has won multiple British Fantasy Awards. In 2015 she was nominated for Best Newcomer in the BFAs. Both The Iron Ghost and The Silver Tide have also been nominated for BFAs and she was involved in founding the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club, a social group that meets in London to celebrate a love of fantasy. Jen lives in London and Tweets @sennydreadful

Reviews for Talonsister

"""An intricate and compelling new tale from one of the great original voices of fantasy. Full of fascinating ideas, engaging characters and magic."" Adrian Tchaikovsky ""This is an author going from strength to strength. An unforgettable magical fable from Britain’s Queen of fantasy."" Fantasy Hive ""Talonsister is wonderfully rich and inventive, it takes familiar things and places to make them new and interesting and the tone is perfectly balanced. I hugely enjoyed it."" Mike Brooks, author of The God-King Chronicles Praise for Jen Williams: Fantasy adventure at its very best' Starburst Williams portrays her characters as flawed but humane, propels the plot with expert pace, and excels at eldritch world-building—Guardian There is so much to praise about The Ninth Rain: the worldbuilding is top-notch, the plot is gripping and the characters just get better and better. A sublime read—SFX Incredible heroines... incredible fantasy... Escapism at its finest—Stylist A fitting finale, triumphant and bittersweet in all the best ways.—SciFiNow An original new voice in heroic fantasy—Adrian Tchaikovsky Jen Williams takes us on another great adventure. Fresh, engaging, and full of heart.—Peter Newman, author of The Vagrant An absolute joy to read... jam-packed with breath-taking inventiveness—James Oswald"


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