A Crown for Cold Silver: Book One of the Crimson Empire - Softcover

Marshall, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 035650283X ISBN 13: 9780356502830

Publisher: Orbit, 2015

Synopsis

Cold Cobalt, the Banshee with a Blade, First Among Villains . . . Queen Zosia

When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, the warrior queen Zosia faked her demise and gave up her legend to history. But when violence finds its way to her door years later, she must round up her adventuring companions - each surprised to see her alive - and set out for revenge.

Time has not been kind to her old comrades, and some have only their own goals in mind. Not only that, but there's a young, beautiful and skilled general out there, gathering soldiers to her banner for a war against the deadliest of enemies. The girl is using a legend she did not earn, and calling herself by a name that was never hers - that of Zosia herself.

About this title

About the Author

Alex Marshall is a pseudonym for Jesse Bullington, acclaimed author of several novels in different genres including The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart and The Enterprise of Death. He lives in Florida.

From the Back Cover

'IT WAS ALL GOING SO NICELY, RIGHT UP UNTIL THE MASSACRE.'

Twenty years ago, feared general Cobalt Zosia led her mercenary army and five villainous captains into battle, wrestling monsters and toppling an empire. When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, she faked her death and gave up her legend to history.
Now the peace she carved for herself has been shattered by the unprovoked slaughter of her village. Seeking bloody vengeance, Zosia heads for battle once more, but to find justice she must confront grudge-bearing enemies, once-loyal allies and an unknown army that marches under a familiar banner.

Wildly exuberant and epic in every sense, A Crown for Cold Silver is an exquisitely twisted tale of revenge that turns epic fantasy on its head.

'Alternately irreverent and brutal, with a cast of wonderfully scarred and nasty people. Any fans of Steven Erikson, Mark Lawrence, or Joe Abercrombie will love A Crown for Cold Silver'
Django Wexler

'Brimming with imagination and invention . . . Fabulous!'
John Gwynne

'Instantly believable. Zosia and her Five Villains are as fun as they are twisted.'
David Dalglish

Edition details

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 035650283X
• ISBN 13: 9780356502830
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 768