A reaper at the gates /
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TextPublication details: London : Harper Voyager, 2019Description: 463 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780008288792 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Laia (Fictitious character from Tahir) -- Fiction | Elias (Fictitious character from Tahir) -- FictionGenre/Form: Fantasy fiction. | Young adult fiction. | Teenage Fiction. | Fantasy/Magic. DDC classification: 813.6 Summary: Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalises on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.
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| JF .S914 1954 The Bell family / | JF .T128 2015 An ember in the ashes / | JF .T128 2016 A torch against the night / | JF .T128 2018 A reaper at the gates / | JF .T238 1976 Roll of thunder, hear my cry / | JF .T318 2019 Winter in wartime / | JF .T473 2017 The goldfish boy / |
Originally published: 2018.
Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalises on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.