The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust 3)A powerhouse grimdark fantasy of bloodshed, ambition, and fate, The House of Sacrifice is the thunderous conclusion to Anna Smith Spark's Empires of Dust trilogy, which began with The Court of Broken Knives. Hail Him. Behold Him. Man killer, life stealer, death bringer, lifes thief. All are bound to Him, His word is law. The night coming, the sudden light that makes the eyes blind, Golden one, shining, glorious. Lifes judgement, lifes pleasure, hopes

including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman

many tens of thousands of lives have been saved by increasingly sophisticated escape systems

death-bringer

And the man responsible is going to pay

with danger on all sides

The civilised

we'll explain why some streets have genders

In 2756 AC (2004 AD in Christian terms)

Neville again weaves an unforgettable story of peril

Clytemnestra

friendships and families

Chatwin and Theroux join forces to explores the instances in which the "final capes of exile" have affected the literary imagination