Fromanewstarinepicfantasycomesanirresistiblycompellingnovelwhereanunlikelyteammustbandtogethertounearthaconspiracythatmightdevastatetheirempireinthiscaptivatingblendofpage-turninglockedroommysteryandlyricalfantasythatreaderswillfind“ensnaring.“(CatRambo).“Detailedandmysterious,aplacetoexploreandrelish.EmpireofExilesishighlyrecommended!“-R.A.Salvatore“Inthesepages,youareinthehandsofamaster.“-EdGreenwood“CharactersIlove,plottwiststhatkeepcoming,andauniqueandfascinatingworld!“-MelissaCaruso“Beautifullywroughtandequallyensnaring.“-CatRamboTwenty-threeyearsago,aDukewithagrudgeledaruthlesscoupagainsttheempireofSemilla,killingthousands.Hefailed.TheDukewasexecuted,aterrifyinglypowerfulsorcererwasimprisoned,andanunwillingprincessdisappeared.Theempiremovedon.Now,whenQuill,anapprenticescribe,arrivesinthecapitalcity,hebelieveshe’sonasimpleerrandforanotherpompousnoble:fetchancientartifactsfromthemagicalImperialArchives.He’salwaysfoundhisapprenticeshiptoalawmantobedullwork.Butthesearen’tjustanyartifacts--thesearetheinstrumentsofrevolution,thebannersunderwhichtheDukeleadhiscoup.Justastheartifactsareunearthed,thecityisshakenbyabrutalmurderthatseemstohavebeencausedbyaweaponnotseensincethedaysofrebellion.WithQuillbeingthemainwitnesstothemurder,andnooneinpowerbelievinghisstory,hemustjointheArchivists--ayoungmage,aseasonedarchivist,andadisillusioneddetective--tosolvethetruthoftheattack.Andwhattheyuncoverwillbethekeytosavingtheempire-ordestroyingitagain.
