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King of Ashes
Book One of the Firemane Saga
by Raymond E. Feist
A new novel from internationally bestselling author Raymond E. Feist.
The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man with ambitions to rule the world.
Ithrace’s ruling family were the legendary Firemanes, and represented a great danger to the other kings. Now four great kingdoms remain, on the brink of war. But rumour has it that the newborn son of the last king of Ithrace survived, carried off during battle and sequestered by the Quelli Nacosti, a secret society whose members are trained to infiltrate and spy upon the rich and powerful throughout Garn. Terrified that this may be true, and that the child will grow to maturity with bloody revenge in his heart, the four kings have placed a huge bounty on the child’s head.
In the small village of Oncon, Declan is apprenticed to a master blacksmith, learning the secrets of producing the mythical king’s steel. Oncon is situated in the Covenant, a neutral region lying between two warring kingdoms. Since the Covenant was declared, the region has existed in peace, until violence explodes as slavers descend upon the village to capture young men to press as soldiers for Sandura.
Declan must escape, to take his priceless knowledge to Baron Daylon Dumarch, ruler of Marquensas, perhaps the only man who can defeat Lodavico of Sandura, who has now allied himself with the fanatical Church of the One, which is marching across the continent, imposing its extreme form of religion upon the population and burning unbelievers as they go.
Meanwhile, on the island of Coaltachin, the secret domain of the Quelli Nacosti, three friends are being schooled in the deadly arts of espionage and assassination: Donte, son of one of the most powerful masters of the order; Hava, a serious girl with fighting abilities that can set any opponent on their back; and Hatu, a strange, conflicted lad in whom fury and calm war constantly, whose hair is a bright and fiery shade of red…
To be published by Harper Voyager on 05th April 2018 (UK) | 08th May 2018 (US)
Absolutely cannot wait for this one either! It will be my first Feist 😀
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And hopefully not your last. The Riftwar Saga is epic!! 😀
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I’ve not read any Feist since the Riftwar Saga for some unknown reason (time probably) – hope this is as good as it sounds.
Lynn 😀
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Same! I absolutely loved the Riftwar Saga but then he seemed to fall off my shelf… must make amends!!!! 😀
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Goodness SO EPIC! i must admit, his books are somewhat intimidating sometimes, but yeah, they sound epic!
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The quantity is definitely intimidating!!! But well worth the time 😀
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I loved the Riftwar Saga, but have to confess I haven’t read any of his more recent work as I’ve cut down on my reading of sprawling epic fantasy series.
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After the first three books, which i absolutely loved, I got distracted and have never returned to Feist! I definitely intend to though! 😀
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Sounds really good! Always wanted to check out his Riftwar Cycle. But since that has like 32 books, I think I’d be more likely to start with his new series 😀
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I’ve only read the first three books but they’re awesome!! I really do need to read more 😀
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I think my husband has read a book or two by this author, but I have not. Looks good! Enjoy!
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Thank you! Feist really is an excellent writer! 😀
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How exciting! I did not even know about this, thanks for sharing!
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Yeah I only found out a short while ago and now I’m very excited to get my hands on it! 😀
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I don’t read much epic fantasy but this one does sound good. And that cover!
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It’s gorgeous, isn’t it?! 😀
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Sounds pretty good. I haven’t read Feist in ages.
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Me neither! I actually can’t wait 😀
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This is a new one to and I really like the sounds of it too!
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If it’s anything as good as his previous work then it will be very good indeed! 😀
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This is giving me Legend of the Seeker vibes and I’m so here for it!!
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I really can’t wait! 😀
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