Anna Smith-Spark

Empires of Dust

1 - The Court of Broken Knives (Aug-2017)
2 - The Tower of Living and Dying (Jul-2018)
3 - The House of Sacrifice (Aug-2019)

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  The Court of Broken Knives
  

  • Aug-2017
  • / Epic Fantasy
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  Empires of Dust - 1
  

  In this dark and gripping debut fantasy the exiled son of the king must fight to reclaim his throne no matter the cost. It is the richest empire the world has ever known, and it is also doomed--but only one man can see it. Haunted by prophetic dreams...

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  The Tower of Living and Dying
  

  • Jul-2018
  • / Epic Fantasy
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  Empires of Dust - 2
  

  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...

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  The House of Sacrifice
  

  • Aug-2019
  • / Epic Fantasy
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  Empires of Dust - 3
  

  A powerhouse grimdark fantasy of bloodshed, ambition, and fate, The House of Sacrifice is the thunderous conclusion to Anna Smith Spark's Empires of Dust trilogy, which began with The Court of Broken Knives. Marith Altrersyr has won. He cut a ...

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  Lost Gods
  

  • Mar-2021
  • / Fantasy
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  They have slept for centuries.Buried. Forgotten. Lost.Until they awake. Or are awoken...When the deities of old return, will they bring blessings or destruction to a time that no longer remembers them?Should they be left to lie in peace, or used for ...

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  A Woman of the Sword
  

  • Apr-2023
  • / Fantasy
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  A Woman of the Sword is an epic fantasy seen through the eyes of an ordinary woman. Lidae is a daughter, a wife, a mother - and a great warrior born to fight. Her sword is hungry for killing, her right hand is red with blood. War is very much a ...

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  A Sword of Bronze and Ashes
  

  • Sep-2023
  • / Fantasy
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  Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark.A Sword of Bronze and Ashes combines the fierce beauty of Celtic myth with grimdark ba...

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  In the Shadow of their Dying
  

  • Mar-2024
  • / Dark Fantasy
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  The third best assassin. A second-rate mercenary crew. One terrifying demon.As Sharaam crumbles under siege, a mercenary crew hires an assassin to kill the king. For Tash, it's a chance at glory-to be the best blade in the dark Sharaam has ever known...

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  Anderson Versus Death
  

  • Sep-2025
  • / Science Fiction
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  Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson engages in an epic battle for her psyche with the ancient and terrible Judge Death!In early 2102, Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson sacrificed herself to trap the spirit of the terrible Judge Death, holding him in her mind as ...

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