![]() ![]() “ The Hand of the Sun King is a masterpiece. ![]() “Sublime prose and pin-sharp characterisation combine to produce a captivating epic of conflicted loyalties and dangerous ambition.” -Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author Now, on the verge of taking the steps that will forge the path of his life, Alder discovers that the conflict between the Empire and the resistance is only the beginning of a war that will engulf both heaven and earth, gods and man-and he may be the key to final victory for whichever side can claim him as their own… It began when his spirited, rebellious grandmother took Alder into the woods and introduced him to her ways-ways he has never been able to forget. And it is expected that Alder, too, will follow this tradition by passing the Imperial exams, learning the accepted ways of magic and, if he serves with honor, enhancing his family's prominence by rising to take a most powerful position in Sien-the Hand of the Emperor.īut from his mother he has inherited defiance from the Empire, a history of wild gods and magic unlike anything the Imperial sorcerers could yet control. ![]() ![]() On his father’s side, a legacy of proud loyalty and service to the god-like Sienese Emperor spanning generations. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Spine of the Dragon “An original fantasy filled with magic and culture, the story of a character torn between two names, two loyalties, and two definitions of good and evil.”-Kevin J. ![]()
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