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Traitor of Redwinter is the second in Ed McDonald’s Redwinter Chronicles, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers... and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her. Her fledgling friendships are tested to a breaking point as she tries to face what she has become, and her master Ulovar is struck by a mysterious sickness that slowly saps the vitality from his body, leaving Raine to face her growing darkness alone. There’s only one chance to turn the tide of power surging within her—to learn the secrets the Draoihn themselves purged from the world.The book can teach her. She doesn’t know where she found it, or when exactly, but its ever changing pages whisper power that has lain untouched for centuries.As the king’s health fails and the north suffers in the grip of famine, rebellious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, backed by powers that would see the Crowns undone. Amidst this growing threat, Raine’s former friend Ovitus brings a powerful new alliance, raising his status and power of his own. He professes support for the heir to the throne even as others would see him take it for himself, and desperately craves Raine’s forgiveness—or her submission.But the grandmaster has her own plans for Raine, and the deadly training she has been given has not been conducted carelessly. In Raine she seeks to craft a weapon to launch right into her enemy’s heart, as Redwinter seeks to hold onto power.Amidst threats old and new, Raine must learn the secrets promised by the book, magic promised by a queen with a crown of feathers. A queen to whom Raine has promised more than she can afford to give.A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Those who see the dead soon join them.From the author of the critically-acclaimed Blackwing trilogy comes Ed McDonald''s Daughter of Redwinter, the first of a brilliant fantasy series about how one choice can change a universe.Raine can see—and speak—to the dead, a gift that comes with a death sentence. All her life she has hidden, lied, and run to save her skin, and she’s made some spectacularly bad choices along the way.But it is a rare act of kindness—rescuing an injured woman in the snow—that becomes the most dangerous decision Raine has ever made.Because the woman is fleeing from Redwinter, the fortress-monastery of the Draoihn, warrior magicians who answer to no king, and who will stop at nothing to reclaim what she’s stolen. A battle, a betrayal, and a horrific revelation force Raine to enter the citadel and live among the Draoihn. She soon finds that her secret ability could be the key to saving an entire nation.Though she might have to die to make it happen . . .At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Traitor of Redwinter is the second in Ed McDonald’s Redwinter Chronicles, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers... and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her. Her fledgling friendships are tested to a breaking point as she tries to face what she has become, and her master Ulovar is struck by a mysterious sickness that slowly saps the vitality from his body, leaving Raine to face her growing darkness alone. There’s only one chance to turn the tide of power surging within her—to learn the secrets the Draoihn themselves purged from the world.The book can teach her. She doesn’t know where she found it, or when exactly, but its ever changing pages whisper power that has lain untouched for centuries.As the king’s health fails and the north suffers in the grip of famine, rebellious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, backed by powers that would see the Crowns undone. Amidst this growing threat, Raine’s former friend Ovitus brings a powerful new alliance, raising his status and power of his own. He professes support for the heir to the throne even as others would see him take it for himself, and desperately craves Raine’s forgiveness—or her submission.But the grandmaster has her own plans for Raine, and the deadly training she has been given has not been conducted carelessly. In Raine she seeks to craft a weapon to launch right into her enemy’s heart, as Redwinter seeks to hold onto power.Amidst threats old and new, Raine must learn the secrets promised by the book, magic promised by a queen with a crown of feathers. A queen to whom Raine has promised more than she can afford to give…At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Having been saved from execution at the hands of the Draoihn—powerful magic users Raine used to count as allies—Raine finds herself in the Fault, a vast magical wasteland, which is falling apart before her eyes.Alongside her two closest companions, they are searching for the only person Raine believes can help them get back home: the enigmatic and infuriatingly elusive Queen of Feathers.But what home are they trying to get back to? Ovitus LacNaithe, power-hungry traitor that he is, has taken control of the Draoihn and is unwittingly doing the bidding of a darker master. He is soon to take control of the Crown of Harranir and plunge the land into unending darkness.The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. The stakes have never been higher. It’s going to take Raine’s dark, terrible powers, as well as the unbreakable bond of three friends, to ensure everyone lives to see the dawn.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

You think you know Misery? You''ve not seen anything yet . . .

The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow''s Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long dead sorcerer''s legacy. But there is a conspiracy within the citadel: traitors, flesh-eaters and the ghosts of the wastelands seek to destroy them, but if they cannot solve the ancient wizard''s paradox, the Deep Kings will walk the earth again, and all will be lost.

The war with the Eastern Empire ended in stalemate some eighty years ago, thanks to Nall''s ''Engine'', a wizard-crafted weapon so powerful even the Deep Kings feared it. The strike of the Engine created the Misery - a wasteland full of ghosts and corrupted magic that now forms a No Mans Land along the frontier. But when Galharrow investigates a frontier fortress, he discovers complacency bordering on treason: then the walls are stormed, and the Engine fails to launch. Galharrow only escapes because of the preternatural magical power of the noblewoman he was supposed to be protecting. Together, they race to the capital to unmask the traitors and restore the republic''s defences. Far across the Misery a vast army is on the move, as the Empire prepares to call the republic''s bluff.

Blackwing is a gritty epic fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch and Daniel Polansky.

Readers can''t get enough of Blackwing:

''A splendid debut that is brilliantly written and I found it amazingly difficult to put down. It superbly presents a completely original, complex and epic fantasy world with incredible and believable characters'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Blackwing is, simply put, awesome. It''s gritty, edgy, suspenseful, and often poignant'' Nicholas Eames

''One of the greatest fantasy books I''ve read in my life. Perfect in every possible way. Ed McDonald is on a par with Joe Abercrombie and Brandon Sanderson'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Quickly gained the rare distinction of being one of those books that felt as if it had been written especially for me . . . A remarkably assured fantasy debut that mixes of the inventiveness of China Mieville with the fast pace heroics of David Gemmell'' Anthony Ryan

''Blackwing is a new entry into the Grim Dark Fantasy realm, and a well written one . . . Venture in if you dare'' Robin Hobb

''From start to finish I was excited to read this book! . . . The story is continuously in motion and there is so much magic! All kinds even! . . . Read this epic debut!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''This thing is just magnificent . . . an astonishingly accomplished debut'' Peter McLean

''Ed McDonald is a great story-teller and as such its 360 odd pages fly by . . . well paced with incredible characters and a refreshing and original world and magic'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Blackwing is a truly unique vision of a world, set with an eclectic mix of weaponry, technology and science and a brilliant magic system'' Anna Stephens

''Like if Joe Abercrombie told a story in the voice of The Warden from Low Town . . . Will definitely be following up with the series'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''Dark, twisty and excellent . . . Grimdark with heart'' Mark LawrenceFor Ryhalt Galharrow, working for Crowfoot as a Blackwing captain is about as bad as it gets - especially when his orders are garbled, or incoherent, or impossible to carry out.The Deep Kings are hurling fire from the sky, a ghost in the light known only as the Bright Lady had begun to manifest in visions across the city, and the cult that worship her grasp for power while the city burns around them.Galharrow may not be able to do much about the cult - or about strange orders from the Nameless - but when Crowfoot''s arcane vault is breached and an object of terrible power is stolen, he''s propelled into a race against time to recover it. Only to do that, he needs answers, and finding them means travelling into nightmare: to the very heart of the Misery.RAVENCRY is the second book in the Raven''s Mark series, continuing the story that began with the award winning epic fantasy BLACKWING.

Crowfall is a gritty epic fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch and Daniel Polansky.''Dark, twisty and excellent . . . Grimdark with heart'' Mark LawrenceA sorcerous cataclysm has hit the Range, the final defensive line between the Republic and the immortal Deep Kings. Tormenting red rains sweep the land, new monstrosities feed on fear in the darkness, and the power of the Nameless, the gods who protect the Republic, lies broken. The Blackwing captains who serve them are being picked off one by one, and even immortals have learned what it means to die. Meanwhile the Deep Kings have only grown stronger, and are poised to deliver a blow that will finally end the war. Ryhalt Galharrow stands apart from it all.He has been deeper into the wasteland known as the Misery than ever before. It has grown within him - changed him - but all power comes with a price, and now the ghosts of his past, formerly confined to the Misery, walk with him everywhere.They will even follow him, and the few surviving Blackwing captains, on one final mission into the darkness.You think you know Misery? You''ve not seen anything yet . . .

''A real page-turner, one that kept me guessing, and pulling the rug out from under me'' Novel Notions

''A glorious reconfiguration of classic fantasy'' David Wragg, author of The Blackhawks

Raine is seventeen-years-old and still on the run. She can see the dead, a secret that could get her killed. Seeking refuge with a deluded cult is her latest bad decision but rescuing an injured woman in the snow is soon revealed to be a horrific mistake. Hazia endangers not just Raine, but the whole world: she''s escaped from Redwinter, fortress-monastery of the Draoihn, the warrior magicians who answer to no king or queen of the land, but to their own Grand Master. They will stop at nothing to retrieve what she''s stolen.Raine must survive by her wits, and her skill with a bow in a world turned upside down. A battle, a betrayal and a horrific revelation finds her herself inside Redwinter, where anyone caught communing with ghosts is put to death. As conspirators plot to release an ancient enemy, Raine''s ability to see the dead might be their only hope, but to use her power would see her condemned.

The second book in Ed McDonald''s Redwinter Chronicles, Traitor of Redwinter is full of deadly politics, ancient powers . . . and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.Raine is a member of the Draoihn, a sect of powerful magic users who hold the realm together in precarious balance. But Raine has a secret. She can see the dead, and her forbidden magic could get her killed by the very people she counts as friends.As Raine works desperately to hide her gift, rebellious lords across the land threaten anarchy in the wake of the king''s failing health, and she is pulled into a web of treachery and deceit even the most powerful of magic users would struggle to navigate.Raine might be the one person who could hold back the impending chaos. For the lords are backed by dark powers they do not understand. If certain doom is to be avoided, Raine will need to embrace her terrible magic and discover how powerful she could truly become.What readers are saying about Traitor of Redwinter:''One of the best fantasy writers out there . . . some of the most creative worldbuilding, imaginative magic, and a richly detailed history shrouded in mystery . . . you absolutely must pick up this series'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''A delicious Scottish folklore infused fantasy world . . . the author makes an effort to show the good side of humanity . . . What an underrated gem this series is'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Traitor of Redwinter levels the **** up in every aspect, and the results are incredible'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''LIGHT ABOVE! THIS WAS JUST BRILLIANT!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Damn, is this book GOOD'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I literally could not put this book down . . . Highly recommended for fans of "found" families, magic schools and dark fantasy stories with kick ass female protagonists'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''This book is amazing! . . . So many shocking moments and reveals'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐