Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon.
The art on this one reminds me of The Unhewn Throne trilogy! (and I love those covers, so that’s a good thing) Karen Memory is the only book I’ve read by Bear, and I really enjoyed it. Really looking forward to checking out this new series!
The Stone in the Skull (Lotus Kingdoms, #1) by Elizabeth Bear
Also by this author: Karen Memory, The Stone in the Skull
Published by Tor Books on October 10th 2017
Pages: 368
The Stone in the Skull, the first volume in her new trilogy, takes readers over the dangerous mountain passes of the Steles of the Sky and south into the Lotus Kingdoms.
The Gage is a brass automaton created by a wizard of Messaline around the core of a human being. His wizard is long dead, and he works as a mercenary. He is carrying a message from a the most powerful sorcerer of Messaline to the Rajni of the Lotus Kingdom. With him is The Dead Man, a bitter survivor of the body guard of the deposed Uthman Caliphate, protecting the message and the Gage. They are friends, of a peculiar sort.
They are walking into a dynastic war between the rulers of the shattered bits of a once great Empire.
This one looks really good.
It really does! Hoping it live up to expectations
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
Definitely looks like the same artist:-) I have this on my TBR too. Maybe this will FINALLY be my first Elizabeth Bear novel!
Tammy @Books, Bones & Buffy recently posted…THE DISPATCHER by John Scalzi – Review
ha ha … I am curious because it sounds so different from the only book I have read by her
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
I love the look of this one – thank you so much for recommending it:)
sjhigbee recently posted…While the Morning Stars Sing
always happy to share book excitement!
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
I still have her Eternal Sky trilogy on my tbr. This book is apparently set in the same world, but I’m told you can jump right in without any prerequisites so I might just start here 🙂
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday 05/10/17
hope its not a pre-req! Cause nobody has time for that! (too many books, cant read them all)
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
I want it. I admit it. And I want to reread Karen Memory.
Nathan (@reviewbarn) recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday – Reading Wishlist
oh…. I remember the days when I would re-read books. It was good times.
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
I also admit that I want it too – I haven’t read Karen Memory yet – maybe I should go there first.
Lynn 😀
This is completely different, I would just start with which ever appeals to you more 🙂
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
What a cool cover. Love it!
Greg recently posted…Gone Without A Trace
Yeah, it is a great cover! Love the white/black and red.
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger
I think Karen Memory is the only one I tried as well
Melliane recently posted…Burn by Suzanne Wright
I’m really curious how this will be as it sounds so different.
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Friday Firsts – The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger