***The instant Sunday Times bestseller*** 'Dazzling and immersive epic fantasy' Publishers
Weekly (starred review) 'An absolute treat . . . crammed with imagination horror epic scale
and characters I simply could not put down' Grimdark Magazine ENTER A WORLD WHERE GUNPOWDER
ARCANE FORCES AND RUTHLESS AMBITION COLLIDE Blood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is
money. A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned and the Empire of the Wolf stands
to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await. But dark
days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north while
in the south the Empire's proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total
collapse. Worse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks who claim
to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife. The monks believe this is the start of
an ancient prophecy heralding the end of days-the Great Silence. It falls to Renata Rainer a
low-ranking ambassador to an enigmatic and vicious race of mermen to seek answers from those
who still practice the arcane arts. But with the road south beset by war and the Empire on the
brink of supernatural catastrophe soon there may not be a world left to save . . . Grave
Empire is the first novel in an unmissable new series from Sunday Times bestselling author
Richard Swan - a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure arcane powers and creeping
dread Praise for Richard Swan 'A stunning piece of modern fantasy writing' RJ Barker
'Utterly compelling thoroughly engrossing and written with skilful assurance' Nicholas Eames
'Richard Swan's sophisticated take on the fantasy genre will leave readers hungry for more'
Sebastien de Castell 'Great characters compelling and wonderfully written. A brilliant debut
and fantastic start to the series' James Islington Books by Richard Swan Empire of the Wolf
The Justice of Kings The Tyranny of Faith The Trials of Empire The Great Silence Grave
Empire Steel Gods
