The Raven Scholar : the masterfully woven and breathtaking epic adult fantasy of cutthroat competition and imperial deceit - Antonia Hodgson
Antonia Hodgson
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- Pages · 656 pages, None
- Publication Date · 30/04/2026
- Genre · Fantasy
The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar's quest to uncover the truth. 'IT'S THRILLING, ROMANTIC, OFTEN TRAGIC, AND ALWAYS FUNNY' ALIX E. HARROW'A MASTERCLASS IN CRAFT AND TENSION' V.L. BOVALINO 'FIENDISHLY CHARMING AND CLEVER' TASHA SURIWin the throne or destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder. After twenty-four years, the Emperor of Orrun's reign is at an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven exceptional warriors, trained at rival monasteries, will compete to replace him. Then one of them is murdered. It falls to the brilliant but idiosyncratic scholar Neema Kraa to investigate. But as she hunts for a killer, darker forces are gathering . . . PRAISE FOR THE RAVEN SCHOLAR'The Raven Scholar is an intricately plotted historical mystery steeped in gothic charm and intellectual intrigue' ★★★★★ 'Truly one of the best epic fantasy books I've read in a long time' ★★★★★ 'I have NEVER rooted a romance more' ★★★★★ 'This book is simply
"Magnificent"' ★★★★★ 'Mature and sensible, but still idealistic, emotional, passion-driven [characters]' ★★★★★
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