The Emperor's Blades Brian Staveley
Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC

Apr 30, 2014 - Book Review: The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley. The language is lush and challenging, overflowing with descriptions that almost tip to purple. Feb 19, 2014 - While the plot could come out of dozens of Tor books, The Emperor's Blades doesn't read like your typical high fantasy. It seems to me that the cover alone wants to tell us a story that is worth listening to. Jan 2, 2014 - FANTASY DEBUT REVIEW: The Unhewn Throne 1: The Emperor's Blades - Brian Staveley. Jul 3, 2013 - But when I first saw the cover of The Emperor's Blades, I felt I had to drop everything I was doing to read the book. Apr 21, 2014 - The circle is closing. Tor, in my opinion, thinks it is a series that will fly off the shelves. Author: Brian Staveley Genre: Epic Fantasy Rating Review: Look for a target. Oct 7, 2013 - 'The Emperor's Blades' (Brian Staveley). Now his progeny must bury their grief and prepare to unmask a conspiracy. Apr 27, 2014 - The first thing is when I old the hardcover version of The Emperor's Blades is that it looks and feels like an epic series. Jan 31, 2014 - The Emperor's Blades largely lives up to the massive hype surrounding it as well as my own as I was have been anticipating it for months. Jan 19, 2014 - Premise: The kingdom of Annur is thrown into chaos when emperor Sanlitun is murdered, but his children will soon discover that it is a much deeper conspiracy than the normal power struggle. As 2013 starts to look like drawing to a close, advance copies for 2014 start to arrive at the door. Release Date: Meanwhile, the Emperor's daughter, Minister Adare, hunts her father's murderer in the capital itself. And old truths will live again . Feb 28, 2014 - The Emperor's Blades is the tale of two brothers (and a sister, but I'll get into that later), the sons of the Emperor of Annur. Jan 31, 2014 - It'll be a lucky thing indeed if 2014 fields a more promising fantasy-fiction debut than The Emperor's Blades, the first book in debut author Brian Staveley's “Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne,” new from Tor. The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Oct 30, 2013 - With ancient rivalries, inscrutable gods, and elite soldiers who fly into battle on the back of gigantic black hawks, we're certain Brian Staveley's The Emperor's Blades is the next big thing in fantasy fiction.