The Emperors Blades, Brian Staveley
The Emperors Blades, Brian Staveley
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The Emperor's Blades

Author: Brian Staveley

Narrator: Simon Vance, Oliver Cudbill

Unabridged: 19 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

Now includes special bonus content. Stay tuned after the audiobook to hear “The Last Abbot of Ashk’lan,” a short story by Brian Staveley.The emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods.Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it's too late.An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test. At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor's final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing - and risk everything - to see that justice is meted out.

About Brian Staveley

Brian Staveley lives in rural Vermont. The Emperor's Blades is his first novel. bstaveley.wordpress.com/blog/


Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on July 18, 2020

Buddy read with The Queen of the Unhewn Throne, Melanie. Thank you, Mel, for such an amazing BR; you made my reading experience much better! :) Before I start my review, feast your eyes upon the gorgeous cover arts of the books in this trilogy! To be honest, I knew next to nothing about the Chronicle......more

Goodreads review by Lauren (Shakespeare & Whisky) on February 27, 2017

Alright I want to get some minor quibbles out of the way before I go into a detailed analysis of the major problems I had with this book and a lot of grimdark in general. - Book is slow and boring. One storyline dominates the others. I dreaded picking it up. - Author hates fat people and small eyes.......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on August 31, 2014

I'm sorry to my co-blogger, Brandi, and all my other friends and non-friends who gave this book five stars. Which is basically everyone. I won't play stupid. I can see why fans of epic fantasy might like this book and I admit to being picky when it comes to the traditional fantasy genre. And I'll al......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 20, 2017

This reading experience was something that I'll never forget. This world truly is a unique take on epic fantasy, and quickly became one of my favorite immersions. Among all the action, twists, and turns, this book somehow became one of the most addicting things I've read in a long time. I never want......more

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on July 20, 2018

This review has been a long time coming, as Emperor’s Blades is still one of the best books I’ve read this year (actual Goodreads update: “5/5 stars! And a new addition to my small shelf of favorites!”). But for some reason I’ve been stalling on writing the review. Maybe because I know logically the......more