The Scarab Path (Shadows of the Apt Series #5)

by Adrian Tchaikovsky Narrated by Ben Allen

Overview

The Scarab Path is the fifth book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Ancient powers are waking . . .

The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself broken in ways no doctor can mend, haunted by ghosts of the past. Meanwhile, the powerful Wasp Empress is regaining control over those imperial cities that refused to bow to her. But she draws her power from something more sinister than armies and war machines.

Only her consort, the former spymaster Thalric, knows the truth. As assassins seek to end him, he finds his life and his loyalties under threat once again. And in an ancient city beyond the desert, a terrible secret stirs beneath its stones.

The Scarab Path is followed by the sixth book in the Shadows of the Apt series, The Sea Watch.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Brimming with imagination” —SciFiNow

“The Shadows of the Apt series is The Shadows of the Apt series is simply one of the best epic fantasy series out there” —LEC Book Reviews

“Super worldbuilding, great characters and extreme inventiveness” —Fantasy Book Critic

“Epic fantasy at its best. Gripping, original and multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas” —Walker of Worlds

“Full of sparking, speculative innovation” —Stephen Baxter on The Doors of Eden

“Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers” —Gareth Powell on Children of Ruin

“A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human” —Patrick Ness on Children of Time

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177044248
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Publication date:	07/22/2021
Series:	Shadows of the Apt Series , #5
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,125,497

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