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Seal of the Worm is the tenth and final book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
An ancient enemy stirs once more . . .
The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she's unleashed in her hunger for power. Now the Seal has been shattered, the ancient Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, consuming everything in its voracious path. Unchecked, it will ravage the world.
As her victory seems hollow indeed, Seda knows that only the most extreme solution can lock the Worm in the dark once more. But if she'll go to such horrific lengths to save them all from the Worm, who'll save the world from her?
Start the epic journey with Empire in Black and Gold, the first book in the Shadows of the Apt series.
About the author
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He's also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games.
Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.
Summary
The epic fantasy series of war and empire by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes to its thrilling conclusion. The Empire is finally victorious – but at a terrible price, as an ancient evil reawakens with devastating consequences.
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The epic fantasy series of war and empire by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes to its thrilling conclusion. The Empire is finally victorious – but at a terrible price, as an ancient evil reawakens with devastating consequences.
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A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human
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