Grave Empire
The Great Silence, Book 1
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Grave Empire
Narrated by:
Nathaniel Priestley, Zoe Mills
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Narrated by:
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Nathaniel Priestley
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Zoe Mills
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Richard Swan
Summary
'Dazzling and immersive epic fantasy' Publishers Weekly (starred review)
'An absolute treat . . . crammed with imagination, horror, epic scale, and characters I simply could not put down' Grimdark Magazine
'A truly remarkable page-turning, flintlock fantasy horror' Fantasy Hive
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Blood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.
A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await.
But dark days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north, while in the south, the Empire's proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total collapse.
Worse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks, who claim to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife. The monks believe this is the start of an ancient prophecy heralding the end of days - the Great Silence.
It falls to Renata Rainer, a low-ranking ambassador to an enigmatic and vicious race of mermen, to seek answers from those who still practice the arcane arts. But with the road south beset by war and the Empire on the brink of supernatural catastrophe, soon there may not be a world left to save . . .
Grave Empire is the first novel in an unmissable new series from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan - a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure, arcane powers and creeping dread
Praise for Richard Swan
'A stunning piece of modern fantasy writing' RJ Barker
'Utterly compelling, thoroughly engrossing and written with skilful assurance' Nicholas Eames
'Richard Swan's sophisticated take on the fantasy genre will leave readers hungry for more' Sebastien de Castell
'Great characters, compelling and wonderfully written. A brilliant debut and fantastic start to the series' James Islington
Books by Richard Swan
Empire of the Wolf
The Justice of Kings
The Tyranny of Faith
The Trials of Empire
The Great Silence
Grave Empire©2025 Richard Swan
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Critic reviews
Dazzling and immersive epic fantasy
A truly remarkable page-turning, flintlock fantasy horror
Richard's on a roll
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not in a wy that it's masterpiece that defines genre, it's just proper written, well conducted, twisted enough to make you Wonder but not to push you off book.
i highly recommend it, i will look back to previous books by this autor, i have no doubt it will be as good and well thought through. diamond in the pile of coal
proper well build political fantasy
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Just pick it up !!
Wow
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Just love it!
An amazing ride
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Two criticisms of a very well written book, full of well developed characters in an engaging tale.
A well thought out yarn
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