**WHOEVER KNEW WRITING POETRY COULD BE SO DANGEROUS? The dramatic sequel to The Dog of the North
A story of three men struggling to realise their ambitions against the backdrop of an unstable and corrupt trading republic, where one false move leads to a throat slit in an alleyway.
Lord Oricien , his fortunes in ruins at the end of The Dog of the North, must undertake a delicate diplomatic mission but soon finds that he cannot satisfy both his master and his conscience.
Malvazan , as the younger brother of a mediocrity, sees his ambitions thwarted at every turn. Will his extraordinary talent with the rapier gain him a consequence his birth cannot?
Todarko , talented and well-born, is unused to exercising self-control. This often leads him into trouble, but when he makes an enemy of the dangerous Dravadan, he realises that his life is at risk. It’s the start of a journey of self-discovery which will make him a better man—if he survives. For a poet more at home with a couplet than a cutlass, that’s not a foregone conclusion…
"brilliant fantasy" (Aliya Whiteley, Arthur C. Clarke-nominated author) ★★★★★ "a feast of political intrigue, cunning diplomacy, swordfights and assassinations, love, lust and betrayal" (Bookmarked Reviews) ★★★★★"reminiscent of the great Jack Vance in style" (David Barker) ★★★★★
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**WHOEVER KNEW WRITING POETRY COULD BE SO DANGEROUS? The dramatic sequel to The Dog of the North
A story of three men struggling to realise their ambitions against the backdrop of an unstable and corrupt trading republic, where one false move leads to a throat slit in an alleyway.
Lord Oricien , his fortunes in ruins at the end of The Dog of the North, must undertake a delicate diplomatic mission but soon finds that he cannot satisfy both his master and his conscience.
Malvazan , as the younger brother of a mediocrity, sees his ambitions thwarted at every turn. Will his extraordinary talent with the rapier gain him a consequence his birth cannot?
Todarko , talented and well-born, is unused to exercising self-control. This often leads him into trouble, but when he makes an enemy of the dangerous Dravadan, he realises that his life is at risk. It’s the start of a journey of self-discovery which will make him a better man—if he survives. For a poet more at home with a couplet than a cutlass, that’s not a foregone conclusion…
"brilliant fantasy" (Aliya Whiteley, Arthur C. Clarke-nominated author) ★★★★★ "a feast of political intrigue, cunning diplomacy, swordfights and assassinations, love, lust and betrayal" (Bookmarked Reviews) ★★★★★"reminiscent of the great Jack Vance in style" (David Barker) ★★★★★