Cold Iron: Masters and Mages Book One
By (Author) Miles Cameron
Orion Publishing Co
Gollancz
8th January 2019
10th January 2019
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fantasy
813.6
Paperback
448
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 32mm
320g
Aranthur is a student. He showed a little magical talent, is studying at the local academy, and is nothing particularly special. Others are smarter. Others are more talented. Others are quicker to pick up techniques. But none of them are with him when he breaks his journey home for the holidays in an inn. None of them step in to help when a young woman is thrown off a passing stage coach into the deep snow at the side of the road. And none of them are drawn into a fight to protect her.
One of the others might have realised she was manipulating him all along . . .A powerful story about beginnings, coming of age, and the way choosing to take one step towards violence can lead to a slippery and dangerous slope, this is an accomplished fantasy series driven by strong characters and fast-paced action.'A stirring, gritty and at times quite brutal epic fantasy' Tor.com'This series promises to be the standout epic fantasy for the ages' Fantasy Book CriticA stirring, gritty and at times quite brutal epic fantasy - Tor.com
This series promises to be a standout epic fantasy for the ages - FANTASY BOOK CRITICMiles Cameron is a fantasy novelist who currently lives in Toronto, Canada. He is a military veteran and has a degree in Medieval History.
His debut novel (The Red Knight), first in The Traitor Son novels, was one of the most acclaimed fantasy debuts of 2012 and nominated for the David Gemmell Morningstar award. It is followed by The Fell Sword, published in 2014.He also writes highly acclaimed historical fiction under the name Christian Cameron.You can learn more at www.christiancameronauthor.com, or by following @Phokion1 on twitter.