Steel Crow Saga
By (Author) Paul Krueger
Orion Publishing Co
Gollancz
25th August 2020
25th June 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fantasy
813.6
Paperback
528
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 36mm
360g
A soldier with a curse
Tala lost her family to the empress's army and has spent her life avenging them in battle. But the empress's crimes don't haunt her half as much as the crimes Tala has committed against the laws of magic . . . and her own flesh and blood. A prince with a debtJimuro has inherited the ashes of an empire. Now that the revolution has brought down his kingdom, he must depend on Tala to bring him home safe. But it was his army who murdered her family. Now Tala will be his redemption - or his downfall. A detective with a grudgeXiulan is an eccentric, pipe-smoking detective who can solve any mystery - but the biggest mystery of all is her true identity. She's a princess in disguise, and she plans to secure her throne by presenting her father with the ultimate prize: the world's most wanted prince. A thief with a broken heartLee is a small-time criminal who lives by only one law: Leave them before they leave you. But when Princess Xiulan asks her to be her partner in crime - and offers her a magical animal companion as a reward - she can't say no, and soon finds she doesn't want to leave the princess behind. This band of rogues and royals should all be enemies, but they unite for a common purpose: to defeat an unstoppable killer who defies the laws of magic. In this battle, they will forge unexpected bonds of friendship and love that will change their lives - and begin to change the world.Simply epic - BookRiot
Paul Krueger is a Filipino-American author. His first novel was the urban fantasy Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge, followed by the critically acclaimed stand-alone fantasy Steel Crow Saga. A lapsed Chicagoan, he may now be found literally herding cats in Los Angeles.