It is my pleasure to do a cover reveal for The Bitter Crown by Justin Lee Anderson.
If you like a bit of Dungeons and Dragons, a fast paced epic fantasy filled with swashbuckling action and expansive worldbuilding – with a twist you won’t see coming. Then look no further Book One: The Lost War is out now giving you plenty of time to read it before Book two is released in December. How good do these books sound? I can’t wait to lose myself in another world and meet all of the characters, set in the authors hometown of Edinburgh.
Pre-order: https:www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/justin-lee-anderson/the-bitter-crown/9780356519562/
Artist: Jeremy Wilson
Designer is: Lauren Panepinto
SYNOPSIS
BOOK TWO
THE BITTER CROWN– The fog of war is lifted and the conspiracy at the heart of Eidyn finally exposed. Now they know the truth, Aranok and his allies must find a way to free a country that doesn’t know it’s held captive.
But with divided loyalties and his closest friendship shaken, can their alliance hold against overwhelming odds? The quest to retake the country begins here.
IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS SERIES. CHECK OUT THE COVER BELOW, AVAILABLE NOW IN ALL GOOD BOOK RETAILERS. GRAB YOURSELF COPY TO READ BEFORE THE SECOND BOOK IS RELEASED.
THE LOST WAR – Demons continue to burn farmlands, violent mercenaries roam the wilds and a plague is spreading. The country of Eidyn is on its knees.
In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first mage to be named king’s envoy. And his latest task is to restore an exiled foreign queen to her throne. The band of allies he assembles each have their own unique skills. But they are strangers to one another, and at every step across the ravaged land, a new threat emerges, lies are revealed and distrust could destroy everything they are working for. Somehow,
Aranok must bring his companions together and uncover the conspiracy that threatens the kingdom – before war returns to the realms again.
The Lost War, (Book one in the series) was the winner of SPFBO and has since been published by Orbit.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Justin Lee Anderson was a professional writer and editor for 15 years before his debut novel Carpet Diem was published
and won the 2018 Audie award for humour. His second novel, The Lost War, won the 2020 SPFBO award. Born in Scotland, he spent his childhood in the US thanks to his dad’s football (soccer) career, and also lived in the south of France for three years. He now lives with his family just outside his hometown of Edinburgh.
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