Empire in Black and Gold | Efterfrågad

The days of peace are over. Empire in Black and Gold is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is a world populated by kindenspecies of human that have taken on the characteristics of animals, from spiders and ants to scorpions . . .Brimming with imaginationSciFiNowIn the Lowlands, the city states have lived in peace for decadeshailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.As the empire’s armies march ever closer, only the ageing Stenwold Makerspymaster, artificer and statesmanforesees the threat. And so it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities leaders. He sees that war will sweep through their lands, destroying everything in its path.But to warn his people, he must stay alive.Empire in Black and Gold is followed by the second book in the Shadows of the Apt series, Dragonfly Falling.Readers love Empire in Black and Gold:An amazing start to a finished seriesSome of the most unique worldbuilding I’ve read in fantasyEpic in every sense of the word