Coming in January 2103: a swords &
sorcery fantasy with a middle-eastern flavour:
“The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, land of djenn
and ghuls, holy warriors and heretics, Khalifs and killers, is at boiling
point. A power struggle between the iron-fisted Khalif and the mysterious
master thief known as the Falcon Prince is reaching its climax. In the midst of
this brewing rebellion, a series of brutal supernatural murders strikes at the
heart of the Kingdoms. Only a handful of reluctant heroes can learn the truth,
and stop the killing.
Doctor Adoulla Makhslood just wants a quiet
cup of tea. Three score and more years old, he has grown weary of hunting monsters
and saving lives, and is more than ready to retire from his dangerous and
demanding vocation. But when an old flame's family is murdered, Adoulla is
drawn back to the hunter's path. Raseed bas Raseed, Adoulla's young assistant,
a hidebound holy warrior whose prowess is matched only by his piety, is eager
to deliver God's justice. Zamia Badawi has been gifted with the near-mythical
power of the Lion-Shape, but shunned by her people for daring to take up a
man's title. She lives only to avenge her father's death. Until she learns that
Adoulla and his allies also hunt her father's killer. Until she meets Raseed.
When they learn that the murders and the
Falcon Prince's brewing revolution are connected, the companions must race
against time to save the life of a vicious despot. In so doing they discover a
plot for the Throne of the Crescent Moon that threatens to turn the city, and
the world itself, into a blood-soaked ruin.”
Throne
of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed will be
available in paperback and hardcover from Gollancz – keep an eye out for it.
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