The Tower of Living and Dying, Anna Smith Spark
The Tower of Living and Dying, Anna Smith Spark
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The Tower of Living and Dying

Author: Anna Smith Spark

Narrator: Colin Mace, Meriel Rosenkranz

Unabridged: 17 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 08/07/2018

Synopsis

A powerhouse story of bloodshed, ambition, and fate, The Tower of Living and Dying is a continuation of Anna Smith Spark's brilliant Empires of Dust trilogy, which began with The Court of Broken Knives.

Marith has been a sellsword, a prince, a murderer, a demon, and dead. But something keeps bringing him back to life, and now there is nothing stopping him from taking back the throne that is rightfully his.

Thalia, the former high priestess, remains Marith's only tenuous grasp to whatever goodness he has left. His left hand and his last source of light, Thalia still believes that the power that lies within him can be used for better ends. But as more forces gather beneath Marith's banner, she can feel her influence slipping.

Read the second book in this "gritty and glorious!" (Miles Cameron) epic fantasy series reminiscent of Joe Abercrombie and Mark Lawrence where the exiled son of a king fights to reclaim his throne no matter the cost.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on May 05, 2020

Anna Smith Spark captures the dark heart of grimdark fiction with her poetical prose in this fantastically violent sequel to The Court of Broken Knives. The Tower of Living and Dying begins exactly where its predecessor left off: with blood and death in vast quantities. Marith has really come into hi......more

Goodreads review by John on August 26, 2024

My complete review is published at Before We Go Blog. “King Marith Altrersyr. Amrath returned to us. King Ruin. King Shadows. King of Dust. King of Death. Dragonlord. Dragon killer. Dragon kin. Demon born. Parricide. Murderer. Hatha addict. The most beautiful man in the world.” Anna Smith Spark invent......more

Goodreads review by The Tattooed Book Geek (Drew). on April 11, 2019

As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek: [URL not allowed] The Tower of Living and Dying starts near immediately after the ending of The Court of Broken Knives carrying on the various story arcs from the first book. Marith has a goal, total dom......more

Goodreads review by Peter on July 14, 2018

The grand, sweeping black metal opera that is The Empires of Dust strikes up the second act. Marith the Murder Christ and Thalia, Queen of all Irlast, embrace their dark destinies, while in dreaming Sorlost the consequences of Orhan's past deeds come back to bury him. It's a second act that feels les......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on August 17, 2018

'The Tower of Living and Dying' is the sequel to 'The Court of Broken Knives', and the second book in the fantastic 'Empires of Dust' series from grimdark and epic fantasy loving Anna Smith-Spark. Let's get this out of the way first - it is imperative that you read 'The Court of Broken Knives' befor......more

Quotes

"Marked by intense, action-packed battle scenes, this grimdark epic fantasy is the escape you need right now."—Kirkus on The Tower of Living and Dying

'One of the most exciting voices not just in grimdark but in fantasy [...] eclipses almost everything else I've read this year'.—Grimdark Magazine on The Tower of Living and Dying

"Gritty and glorious! A great read."
—Miles Cameron, author of The Traitor Son Cycle on The Court of Broken Knives

"Fierce, gripping fantasy, exquisitely written; bitter, funny, and heart-rending by turns."—Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner for Children of Time on The Court of Broken Knives

"Grim, gritty, and fast paced; with great battles scenes! Anna Smith-Spark is one to watch."—Andy Remic, author of the Blood Dragon Empire series on The Court of Broken Knives

"Anna Smith-Spark writes in a unique voice with such pace and veracity your imagination has to struggle to keep up with your eyes."—Adrian Collins, Grimdark Magazine on The Court of Broken Knives

"Captivating."—Marc Turner, author of the Chronicles of the Exile series on The Court of Broken Knives

"All hail the queen of grimdark fantasy!"
—Michael R. Fletcher, author of Beyond Redemption on The Court of Broken Knives

"Spark's gripping debut is definitely one to read and prize."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Court of Broken Knives

"Holy crap, this is good!"—Grim Tidings on The Court of Broken Knives

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