Resultaten voor 'a g slatter'
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All the Murmuring Bones
Orphan Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, but for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and their fortunes have suffered as a result. Determined to restore their glory Mirin's grandmother puts in train a plan to restore their glory - but at the price of Mirin's freedom.
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The Crimson Road
A captivating dark gothic fantasy set in the same universe as the award-winning author's All The Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns and The Briar Book of the Dead. A tale of vampires, assassins, ancient witches and broken promises, perfect for readers of Alix E. Harrow, Hannah Whitten and Alexis Henderson. Violet Zennor has had a peculiar upbringing. Training as a fighter in underground arenas, honing her skills against the worst scum, murderers and thieves her father could pit her against, she has learned to be ruthless. To kill. Until the day Hedrek Zennor dies. Violet thinks she's free - then she learns that her father planned to send her into the Darklands, where the Leech Lords reign. Where Violet's still-born brother was taken years ago. Violet steadfastly refuses. Until one night two assassins attempt to slaughter her - and it becomes clear: she's going to have to clean up the mess her father made. By turns gripping and bewitching, sharp and audacious, this mesmerising story takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Slatter's sinister and compelling fantasy world in a tale of vampires, assassins, ancient witches and broken promises.
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The Briar Book of the Dead
Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family forgenerations. The Briar family of witches run the town of Silverton,caring for its inhabitants with their skills and magic. In the usualscheme of things, they would be burnt for their sorcery, but thechurch has given them dispensation in return for their protection ofthe borders of the Darklands, where the much-feared Leech Lordshold sway.Ellie is being trained as a steward, administering for the town, andwarding off the insistent interest of the church. When hergrandmother dies suddenly, Ellie?s cousin Audra rises to theposition of Briar Witch, propelling Ellie into her new role. As shenavigates fresh challenges, an unexpected new ability to see andspeak to the dead leads her to uncover sinister family secrets,stories of burnings, lost grimoires and evil spells. Reeling from onerevelation to the next, she seeks answers from the long dead and isforced to decide who to trust, as a devastating plot threatens todestroy everything the Briar witches have sacrificed so much tobuild.
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Our Lady of Battles
From the multi-award-winning author of The Briar Book of the Dead, comes an enthralling gothic fairy tale of witches, lady knights, twisted conspiracies and a coveted enchanted throne. Set in Slatter's much-loved Sourdough universe, this dark magical fantasy is perfect for fans of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow and Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher. Her Grace, the True Princess Emlyn Mentoras, has come home after twenty years. The sole survivor of the slaughtered royal family of Five Ports, her life's been dedicated to winning back her kingdom from the vicious Woodcutter Kings. Overseen by the Beldame Lanike she's learned the ways of sword and shield, to rule and also - perhaps surprisingly - to show mercy. Emlyn wants the city to live again, for her people to prosper and, most of all, to follow in the footsteps of her idol, St Callwen, Five Ports' founder. But Emlyn's got a secret that will blow her hard-won existence apart... When the horrors of her past catch up with her, she finds herself on a journey into the underworld with a loyal knight by her side seeking an elusive crown. A deadly quest that will test all her skill and courage and reveal a betrayal at the heart of the kingdom. A deeply engrossing, richly told dark fantasy of a blighted monarchy, a stolen destiny and a young woman's difficult search for her own path.
€ 13,00