The Empty Gods
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Death is simple. Dreams are dangerous. Life is . . . unexpected.
Outlaw wizard Corcoran Gray expected death to be final, but life, and his loved ones, had other plans. A year after being resurrected and flung into a new body, he's still trying to come to terms with his situation - and his self - when the all-powerful Mages' Guild demands his help to stop a deadly plague.
He's inclined to refuse the organisation that still wants him dead, until his partner Brix starts showing symptoms - to save her, Gray will do anything, even if it means working with his greatest enemies.
But it quickly becomes clear that this is no normal plague. The situation is more complicated, and more lethal, than anyone has realised. Ancient dangers are stirring, and thousands of lives are at stake . . .
Praise for Lord of Secrets
'I loved it . . . A perfect mix of traditional and new' Charlie N. Holmberg, author of The Paper Magician
'A fast-paced necromantic adventure' Emily Tesh, author of Silver in the Wood
'All I want is the next book, NOW' K.A. Doore, author of The Perfect Assassin
'DEFTLY PLOTTED AND GREAT FUN' GUARDIAN
Magic is poison. Secrets are power. Death is . . . complicated.
Outlaw wizard Corcoran Gray has enough problems. He's friendless, penniless and on the run from the tyrannical Mages' Guild - and with the search for his imprisoned grandfather looking hopeless, his situation can't get much worse.
So when a fugitive drops into his lap - literally - and gets them both arrested, it's the last straw - until Gray realises that runaway slave Brix could be the key to his grandfather's release. All he has to do is break out of prison, break into an ancient underground temple and avoid killing himself with his own magic in the process.
In theory, it's simple enough. But as secrets unfold and loyalties shift, Gray discovers something with the power to change the nature of life and death itself. Now Gray must find a way to protect the people he loves, but it could cost him everything, even his soul . . .
With the humour of V.E. Schwab, the scale of Trudi Canavan and the deftness of Naomi Novik, Lord of Secrets is a heartwarming fantasy novel about saving the people you love without destroying the world (or yourself).
'A PERFECT MIX OF TRADITIONAL AND NEW' CHARLIE N. HOLMBERG, AUTHOR OF THE PAPER MAGICIAN
'A FAST-PACED NECROMANTIC ADVENTURE' EMILY TEST, AUTHOR OF SILVER IN THE WOOD
'ALL I WANT IS THE NEXT BOOK, NOW' K.A. DOORE, AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT ASSASSIN