Brilliant, bold and thrilling, The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood is the epic fantasy sequel to The Unspoken Name. Could you sacrifice your dreams to escape a nightmare? Csorwe, Shuthmili and Tal survey abandoned Echentyr worlds to make a living. The empire's ruins seem harmless but fascinating. Yet disaster strikes when they stumble upon ancient magic during a routine expedition. This revives a warrior who'd slept for an age, reigniting a conflict thousands of years old. And the soldier binds Csorwe to her cause. Shuthmili is desperate to protect the woman she loves. However, as events escalate, she's torn. Can she help Csorwe by clinging to her own humanity or by embracing her eldritch powers? Tal heads home, but his peace is shattered when a magical catastrophe hits his city. The wizard Sethennai is missing and Tal can't face seeking his former lover to ask for help. So, he flees - but there's no escaping the future. For throughout the Echo Maze's linked worlds, fragments of an undead goddess are waking. Soon all must choose a side. Praise for The Unspoken Name: 'An outstanding debut . . . unlike anything I've read before' - Nicholas Eames 'Richly detailed, enthralling and extraordinary' - Jenn Lyons 'Stylish, classy and timeless . . . I cannot recommend it enough' - Tamsyn Muir 'An adventure I couldn't put down' - S. A. Chakraborty
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A K Larkwood crea avvincenti narrazioni di fantascienza e fantasy che approfondiscono mondi intricati e personaggi complessi. La sua scrittura esplora i confini in evoluzione tra umanità e tecnologia, offrendo ai lettori storie che sono sia avvincenti che stimolanti alla riflessione. Invita i lettori in racconti immersivi che risuonano a lungo dopo l'ultima pagina.


The Unspoken Name
- 496pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
"What if you knew how and when you will die? Csorwe does. She will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. On the day of her foretold death, however, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. Csorwe leaves her home, her destiny, and her god to become the wizard's loyal sword-hand - stealing, spying, and killing to help him reclaim his seat of power in the homeland from which he was exiled. But Csorwe and the wizard will soon learn - gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due"--Provided by publisher