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the absolutely addictive and action-packed space opera

by Pierce Brown

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Pierce Brown's New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age. The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man. But he is also Darrow: husband, father, friend. After a devastating defeat, Darrow longs to return to his wife and sovereign, Virginia, to defend Mars from Lysander. Lysander longs to destroy the Rising and restore the supremacy of Gold, and will raze the worlds for his ambitions. The worlds once needed the Reaper. Now they need Darrow. So begins his voyage home, an interplanetary adventure where old friends will reunite, new alliances will be forged, and rivals will clash on the battlefield. Because Eo's dream is still alive - and after the dark age will come a new age: of light, of victory, of hope. Readers love Pierce Brown 'This book, this series, will elicit all the emotions you could possibly feel' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A action packed heart breaking triumph of a novel' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fantastic book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Everything we could hope from the master that is Pierce Brown, drama, action, love, loss, humour, violence' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Truly an amazing addition to an already outstanding series' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

by John Gwynne

Set in the same world as the Faithful and the Fallen quartet, the first novel in John Gwynne's Of Blood and Bone series, A Time of Dread, takes place one hundred years after the end of Wrath. The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished lands. But their dominion is brutally enforced and their ancient enemy may not be as crushed as they thought. In the snowbound north, Drem, a trapper, finds mutilated corpses in the forests - a sign of demonic black magic. In the south, Riv, a young, tempestuous soldier, discovers a deadly rift within the Ben-Elim themselves. Two individuals with two world-changing secrets. But where will they lead? And what role will Drem and Riv play in the Banished Land's fate? Difficult choices need to be made. Because in the shadows, demons are gathering, waiting for their time to rise. . .