IN A WAR OF LIES SHE SEEKS THE TRUTH Ambassador Mahit Dzmare is posted far from her mining
station home to the Empire's glorious capital. Yet when she arrives she discovers her
predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn't accidental - and she might be
next. Mahit must navigate the capital's deadly halls of power while hunting the killer. She
must also somehow stop the Empire from annexing her fiercely independent colony. As she sinks
deeper into this seductive yet unfamiliar culture Mahit engages in intrigues of her own. For
she's hiding an extraordinary technological secret one which might destroy her station and its
way of life. Or it might save them all from annihilation. 'Deeply impressive . . . a saga of
palace coups interstellar conquests and alien threats' Stephen Baxter 'The most thrilling
ride ever. This book has everything I love' Charlie Jane Anders 'A cunningly plotted richly
imagined tale' Ken MacLeod 'Cutting edge . . . complex political intrigue' Guardian
