Russell's ebook Library
1 - Empire in Black and Gold
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [1]: The days of peace are over...The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained so...
2 - Dragonfly Falling
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [2]: Every hero must be tested...The Wasp Empire’s armies are on the move – and the city of Tark will be first to feel their might. Salma and Totho prepare for battle, alongside their Ant-kinden brethren. And within Tark’s walls, t...
3 - Blood of the Mantis
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [3]: A dread ritual casts a deadly shadow...Driven by the ghosts of the legendary Darakyon, the seer Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town of Jerez - but he has only days before this magical artefact will be l...
4 - Salute the Dark
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [4]: As spymaster Stenworld makes a stand in his home city, others must chose where their loyalties lie. All must face the end of days...The mighty Wasp armies are on the march. And with war imminent, spymaster Stenwold must finall...
5 - The Scarab Path
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [5]: 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...
6 - The Sea Watch
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [6]: A shadow is falling over Collegium. Despite the tenuous peace, Stenwold Maker knows that the Empire will return for his city. Even as he tries to prepare for the resurgence of the black and gold empire, a hidden threat is work...
7 - Heirs of the Blade
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [7]: The greatest foe is the enemy within... Tynisa is on the run, but she cannot escape the demons of her own mind. Amidst the fragmenting provinces of the Dragonfly Commonweal, her past will at last catch up with her. Her father'...
8 - The Air War
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [8]: An empress demands her birthright...All is in turmoil as the world moves towards war. In Solarno, spies eye one another and ready their knives – while the people of Myna watch troops gather at its borders. Emotions run high as...
9 - War Master's Gate
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [9]: A city makes its last stand...Relentlessly advancing towards Collegium, the Empire is again seeking to break down the city's walls. The mighty imperial armies have learnt from their failures, and Empress Seda will brook no wea...
10 - Seal of the Worm
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadows of the Apt [10]: An ancient enemy stirs once more...The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she’s unleashed in her hunger for p...
