' The world Ryan has created for his new dragon adventure is a joy to visualise' Sci Fi Now Claydon Torcreek is a Blood-blessed able to channel the powers contained in the blood of wild drakes While his brethren serve as elite spies & assassins Clay prefers the life of a small-time criminal in the dangerous slums of Carvenport Yet war is coming & it seems Clay is going to end up on the losing side
- unless he can track down a legendary drake whose powerful blood might just be enough to achieve victory Clay has handled many things in his time (most of them illegal) but nothing as priceless as his nation's future Anthony Ryan
- bestselling author of fantasy sensation Blood Song
- delivers an action-packed epic fantasy of exploration & adventure spies & assassins explosive magic & the furious battle to forge an empire' Fabulous Sure to be another fantasy classic' Huffington Post UK' The world Ryan has created for his new dragon adventure is a joy to visualise' Sci Fi Now'A fascinating world packed with dragons pirates political machinations & an interesting magic system to boot' Fantasy Faction'A marvellous piece of imagination with plenty of twists a refreshingly different setting & excellent world-building' Mark Lawrence' Memorable characters & great action' Django Wexler' Excellent epic fantasy' Book Bag Books by Anthony Ryan The Draconis Memoria The Waking Fire The Legion of Flame The Empire of Ashes Raven's Shadow Blood Song Tower Lord Queen of Fire