The Court of Broken Knives
Empires of Dust, Book 1
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Colin Mace
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Meriel Rosenkranz
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Anna Smith Spark
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Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and R. Scott Bakker, The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices.
They've finally looked at the graveyard of our empire with open eyes. They're fools and madmen and like the art of war. And their children go hungry while we piss gold and jewels into the dust.
In the richest empire the world has ever known, the city of Sorlost has always stood, eternal and unconquered. But in a city of dreams governed by an imposturous emperor, decadence has become the true ruler and has blinded its inhabitants to their vulnerability. The empire is on the verge of invasion - and only one man can see it.
Haunted by dreams of the empire's demise, Orhan Emmereth has decided to act. On his orders, a company of soldiers cross the desert to reach the city. Once they enter the palace, they have one mission: kill the emperor, then all those who remain. Only from ashes can a new empire be built.
The company is a group of good, ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other. But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier. Marching on Sorlost, Marith thinks he is running away from the past which haunts him. But in the Golden City, his destiny awaits him - beautiful, bloody, and more terrible than anyone could have foreseen.
©2017 Anna Smith-Spark (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
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‘Anna Smith Spark is a dynamic new voice in the field of grimly baroque fantasy, a knowing and witty provisioner of the Grand Guignol, a cheerful undertaker strolling across the graveyard and beckoning you to admire her newest additions.’
Scott Lynch
‘This outstanding, unputdownable debut holds and horrifies like a blood-spattered tapestry. There’s rough humour, high drama and a love of story-telling that shines through every page’ -Daily Mail
‘A confident first novel with deep veins of vice and brutality running through it, heralding the start of an atmospheric new series’ -SFX
‘Smith-Spark’s style, like her story stretches the envelope of conventions . . . the writing is skilful, the descriptions evocative, the dialogue sparks entertainingly, while the plot twists, turns and branches sinuously . . . an innovative and entertaining debut’ FantasyFaction
‘This is a tumultuous, often nihilistic world – but also one where there is potential for great beauty . . . I had to keep on turning pages to see what happens next’ -SFandF Reviews
‘Beautifully inventive as it is brutally evocative . . . Anna Smith Spark’s voice is equal parts mesmerising as it is magical . . . Once you get into the flow of things, you’ve dragged along, sucked down into the depths, and when you come back up you’ll be gasping for air’ -Fantasy Book Critic
‘Fierce, gripping fantasy, exquisitely written; bitter, funny and heart-rending by turns’ -Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Gesamt5 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher5 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte5 out of 5 stars
- Timo L.
- 02.11.2023
What a ride!
Grim dark and relentless! Phew heavy stuff but we’ll written dark fantasy. Can darkly recommend!
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Gesamt4 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher5 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte4 out of 5 stars
- Wolfgang
- 08.08.2021
Unusual but enjoyable
Many would describe this book as unusual and they are probably right.
The author's style is something that you either enjoy or that irritates you. I would call it a form of written Expressionism, but I am not well versed in such things. Often there's little regard for writing conventions and the text is more a stream of words that kind of hits you.
There is not really an overarching plot, at least in my opinion. Things happen and there are consequences. A sense of great destiny is always in the background, but things don't fall into place in a "that was the plan all along!" kind of way.
The characters have "grey" morals or are simple totally amoral. You won't find yourself hoping that they get a happy ending in all but a few cases. Should they die horrible deaths, that's just what they deserve.
If you are into this kind if thing, you will have a great read, if not, you will simply be disturbed.
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