Waiting on Wednesday – Cold-Forged Flame by Marie Brennan

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon.

Do I need an reason to be waiting on this beyond the blurb? If so, how about the cover? Love them both. I’ve been meaning to read something by Marie Brennan and think I am going to have to start with this one!

Cold-Forged Flame by marie brennan
Published by Tor.com on September 13th 2016

   

The sound of the horn pierces the apeiron, shattering the stillness of that realm. Its clarion call creates ripples, substance, something more. It is a summons, a command. There is will. There is need.And so, in reply, there is a woman.
 
At the beginning—no—at the end—she appears, full of fury and bound by chains of prophecy.
 
Setting off on an unexplained quest from which she is compelled to complete, and facing unnatural challenges in a land that doesn’t seem to exist, she will discover the secrets of herself, or die trying. But along the way, the obstacles will grow to a seemingly insurmountable point, and the final choice will be the biggest sacrifice yet.
 
This is the story of a woman’s struggle against her very existence, an epic tale of the adventure and emotional upheaval on the way to face an ancient enigmatic foe. This could only spun from the imagination of Marie Brennan, award-winning author and beloved fantasist, beginning a new series about the consequences of war—and of fate.