The Basilisk Throne by Greg Keyes - ISBN: 9781789095487
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High seas battles, dark magic, courtly intrigue decide who rules.

The Basilisk Throne

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    11 April 2023

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Summary

*Master and Commander* meets A Game of Thrones and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Rapid-paced high fantasy with all-out combat on the high seas, and a canny young woman who faces the hidden threats of an imperial court. Yet the key to defeating a sorcerous enemy may lie with a wild rogue and the slave of a maniac.

For centuries those on the Basilisk Throne have ruled every continent, brutally enslaving the human inhabitants. But now, after endless…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781789095487
ISBN-10:1789095484
Author:Greg Keyes
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Imprint:Titan Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:11 April 2023
Weight:350g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Keyes mixes cultures, religions, institutions and languages with rare skill… the rewards [are} enormously worthwhile.”-Publishers Weekly on the Briar King (starred review)“Here is a high fantasy novel that has the grit of secular combat and the heart of one of the great romances.”-Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine on The Briar King”Recommended… Keyes’s talent for world crafting and storytelling make this series opener a strong addition to fantasy collections.“-Library Journal on The Briar King”Keyes takes all the genre’s conventions and, while never overstepping their boundaries, breathes new life into them.“-Kirkus Reviews on The Briar King”Keyes is a master of world building and of quirky characters who grow into their relationships in unexpected ways.“-Booklist on The Reign of the Departed”Greg Keyes has always been both a skilled storyteller and fine writer of exciting tales.“-Terry Brooks, author of The Sword of Shannara”Starts in the realm of normalcy and quickly descends into the favorably bizarre and surprising… there was not one character that was uninteresting. The world building is epic.“-Koeur’s Book Reviews on The Reign of the Departed”Strong world building and superior storytelling.“-Library Journal on The Charnal Prince”[A] sophisticated and intelligent high fantasy epic.“-Publishers Weekly on The Blood Knight”A graceful, artful tale from a master storyteller.“-Elizabeth Haydon, bestselling author of Prophesy: Child of Earth, on The Briar King”The characters in The Briar King absolutely brim with life… Keyes hooked me from the first page.“-Charles de Lint, award-winning author of Forests of the Heart and The Onion Girl

About The Author

Greg Keyes

Greg Keyes is a New York Times bestselling author who was exposed at an early age to cultures and stories of the Native Southwest. He has written novels in some of the top pop culture worlds, including Star Wars, Interstellar, Planet of the Apes, The Elder Scrolls, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. His acclaimed original fantasy novels include The Waterborn, the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone tetralogy, and the ground-breaking Age of Unreason series.

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