The Empire's Ruin

· Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Book 2 · Tor Books
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Brian Staveley, author of The Emperor's Blades, gives readers the first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy based in the world of his popular series the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, The Empire's Ruin.

FanFiAddict—Lord TBR's Best of 2021
Best of Summer 2021—Polygon


The Annurian Empire is disintegrating. The advantages it used for millennia have fallen to ruin. The ranks of the Kettral have been decimated from within, and the kenta gates, granting instantaneous travel across the vast lands of the empire, can no longer be used.

In order to save the empire, one of the surviving Kettral must voyage beyond the edge of the known world through a land that warps and poisons all living things to find the nesting ground of the giant war hawks. Meanwhile, a monk turned con-artist may hold the secret to the kenta gates.

But time is running out. Deep within the southern reaches of the empire and ancient god-like race has begun to stir.

What they discover will change them and the Annurian Empire forever. If they can survive.

Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
The Emperor's Blades
The Providence of Fire
The Last Mortal Bond

Other books in the world of the Unhewn Throne
Skullsworn

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4.7
34 reviews
durrell bownes
April 18, 2023
I have read all his books with this series, they have all been serious page turners for me. I really hope there is another book or , three. This one did leave a lot of unanswered questions.
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Jamar Lewis
September 6, 2022
Liked all in books in this setting. Strangely this one seems remarkably better written than others even though I have loved them all.
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Drew Parko
March 25, 2021
I would definitely recommend it ... if I could order it here. Dud button.
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About the author

BRIAN STAVELEY has taught literature, religion, history, and philosophy, and holds an MA in poetry from Boston University. His books, which have been translated into over a dozen languages, include The Empire's Ruin, The Emperor's Blades, The Providence of Fire, The Last Mortal Bond, and Skullsworn. He lives in Vermont and divides his time between running trails, splitting wood, writing, and chasing his son downhill on a mountain bike.

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