A Tide of Black SteelA NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL. AN AGE OF WRATH. The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule. Until now. Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path. Thera

and holding up a piercing reflection on epic fantasy and those who love it

Alain Lausard and his heroic cavalry unit look on as Bonaparte stages the coup d'etat that dissolves the existing regime

heralds of revolution and doom are on the ride

author of The Friend

They say lightning never strikes twice

assured and scorchingly original' DAVE EGGERS 'Indescribably magnificent' MARIAN KEYES

and the townsfolk treat him as if he were a ghost

hilarious too

it underscores Johnsons enduring importance in Britains cultural history and reminds us of his brilliant

a prophecy that will change the course of history

* * * * * The Fair is the only good thing that happens every year

'People came in and out