✓ The Emperor's Knife ↠ Mazarkis Williams - The Emperor's Knife, The Emperor s Knife There is a cancer at the heart of the mighty Cerani Empire a plague that attacks young and old rich and poor alike Geometric patterns spread across the skin until you die in agony or become a Carri
- Title: The Emperor's Knife
- Author: Mazarkis Williams
- ISBN: 9780857388001
- Page: 262
- Format: Hardcover
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✓ The Emperor's Knife ↠ Mazarkis Williams
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3.5 StarsThis ARC was provided to me by the publishers I picked this ARC because the cover kind of reminded me of Assassin s Creed.It does It totally, totally does.Even the title is kind of the same The Assassin s Creed, The Emperor s Knife So I kind of thought it would be similar in that there d be an assassin and a couple of sidekicks on a sweeping adventure with a lot of violence.Actually, it turns out there s a lot sex And romance Then sex But mostly romance.Tuvaini s way of saying Doesn t [...]
Mazarkis Williams who is she A mystery wrapped in an enigma and served with added Churchill on a sesame seed bun.I ve even seen claims that I am part of the elusive Mazarkis The legs perhaps Maybe the only solution is to read the book and decide for yourself.Join my 3 emails a year newsletter prizes.
Picked this up without knowing that the author s name is a pseudonym, and his or her identity is still a mystery to the world at large There are a few clues on the Internet but I still don t know who this is.I d lean toward female but I d also recommend this to fans of Daniel Abraham It s not actually a debut novel, apparently the author has been mainly writing for 10 years It does come across as a practiced, expertly written story This is the kind of fantasy I like set in a vivid, well thought [...]
This was a nice surprise, in some ways, and a bit of a drag in others I ve found that I m a lot less tolerant of fantasy as I get older I ve lost my patience for it, and I m often quicker to give up on a fantasy novel than I am with any other type of story I feel like there s a laziness in many fantasy novels, a kind of short hand that authors will rely upon rather than doing the actual work Too many well worn tropes, bland characters, silly made up names, generic stereotypes and lazy worldbuild [...]
If there s one thing I can be certain of about my taste in books, it is that I can never resist a tale of dark fantasy especially one involving magic, assassins, and court politics That Mazarkis Williams does it all in such a unique way is an extra added bonus.It s going to be a little tough to describe this book without revealing too much, but here are the basics across the Cerani Empire, a disease is spreading throughout the populace, manifesting as geometric forms and lines that spread across [...]
Never judge a book by it s cover that s the rule, right Kinda broke it on this occasion Yes, I know, I am a respected reviewer of Fantasy literature and shouldn t let such things draw me any longer but damned, this is a beautiful, beautiful book Yes, there is that now very, very common hooded man on the cover, but also, there is a beautiful city in the distance and these two are washed over with a kind of midnight blue Most impressively, there are some beautiful, almost tribal type patterns that [...]
8 10One of the most intriguing series that has been a cause for some eyes to be drawn to its side in the recent years but without having gotten the recognition it deserves is, I believe, definitely Mazarkis Williams s Tower Knife trilogy.The author, through the mystery around his her true identity, has managed to make not only a particularly unique debut through his her first book, but to build also and a quite original world, influenced by the Middle Eastern countries, full with intrigues, plot [...]
This remarkable, extraordinary fantastical masterpiece will have you glued to the page as you loose yourself within a magical world This has to be one of the best and most outstanding debut novels I have ever encountered, and which has totally blown me away hence I am finding it hard to express my feelings with just mere words Mazarkis Williams is the most spectacular author whose accomplished writing style, combined with inspired creativity and flair is just exceptional and whose work has reall [...]
bastardbooks 2012 Ambitious is often the word I ve seen used to describe Mazarkis Williams debut novel, The Emperor s Knife I find myself agreeing with that assessment It s the first of The Tower and Knife Trilogy, which I recognize to be a fitting describer alluding to multiple aspects of what s found within the pages, and perhaps hints at what s to come.The Cerani Empire faces its greatest threat, an epidemic spreading through the population that allows an unknown enemy, the Pattern Master, to [...]
I read The Emperors Knife when it first came out 6 years ago so I don t remember all the little details but I do still remember the story line as a whole and can recall various parts of the book which it pretty good after all this time and says the story made an impact The magic system was interesting and the characters were fascinating I ll have to read the 2nd book now, it release got lost in the land before decent tracking and before I used.
Read This Review More Like It On My Blog Mazarkis Williams tries for a lot with his fantasy debut, the tale of several key people within an ancient but decaying Empire here in The Emperor s Knife With wildly differing, interesting characters and a shifting point of view between them, Williams certainly begins his story on solid ground The Emperor s Knife feels new and created rather than rehash or a re imagining of another, already established place There might not be the most original of plot l [...]
rantingdragon the empeThe Emperor s Knife is Mazarkis Williams stunning debut and the first book in the Tower and Knife series This stunning tale of magic and political scheming is published by new UK publisher Jo Fletcher in October and will be published in the US on December 1st by Night Shade Books.Dying empireA work of high fantasy in every way, The Emperor s Knife takes us to the Cerani Empire an empire that s dying from the inside out A disease, or perhaps an old magic long lost, is threat [...]
Please note I read and reviewed this book in December, 2011 from a copy I received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Just adding that disclosure and formatting.My Synopsis The Empire, with its capital in the city of Nooria, is the strongest power around Beyon, the emperor, was brought to power one blood soaked night when, after the death of his father, all his brothers were killed in order to prevent any problems with the dynasty Well, all but one Sarmin was kept alive, as a back up [...]
staffersmusings 2One of the most important decisions an author has to make is how much to tell, how much to imply, and how much to show In fantasy this even true in creating a secondary alternate world For a debut fantasy author it s triply difficult, because no one editor or consumer is going to buy an 800 page book from a total unknown An author, looking through the world he s created and the plot he s weaving, has to start bailing water to offer a manuscript that s tight enough to sell and v [...]
The cover is pretty, isn t it It makes you think of assassins who live in a mountain empire and in castles covered in mist It makes you think about creeping in the night and on empty streets It makes you think of all the things an assassin or an Emperor might use his power for Oh, that s just me Let s look at the blurb instead It looks lengthy Just a tad too long to really read though before picking up the pretty cover and removing the money from your purse to the retailer s, to publisher s, and [...]
3.9 stars.The Emperor s Knife is a good book, but it is not a fantastic book The best thing about this book is how it gives at least four very different characters enough time and sufficient voice to introduce and explain themselves to us And you need to understand them if you hope to understand the book.Its strongest point has to be the intricate court politics that keeps the reader on tenterhooks as a coup, many years in planning, is finally carried out.The Emperor s Knife is Eyul, an assassin [...]
Full review originally at Fantasy Book CriticANALYSIS Mazarkis Williams The Emperor s Knife is a debut book which has been under the radar for most fantasy readers The book s blurb details an empire which has been rotting and rests upon three individuals to stop the events, which might lead to its annihilation Such a blurb wouldn t necessarily give a clear picture of the actual book and it does seem to make the plot out to be very generic as well.That s the first mistake you make about the book [...]
Good but a little confusing in places with information seemingly popping up from nowhere However I m interested in the story and I have the whole trilogy so I will be continuing soon.
This is not a simple story That s not to say this isn t a good book, this is a great book, but it s a story that needs time and attention Is it an easy read No It was clearly never intended to be an easy read If you want an easy read then go and get The Belgariad by Eddings If you want a multi layered story with depth and complexity then this is the book for you.There are three main stories which all intersect and come together beautifully in the end The story of Eyul the assassin Mesema the gir [...]
I see the issue with my ranking system here The Emperor s Knife is not a one star book There is too much good in it Highly ambitious, fairly unique, and with some fairly strong writing in the early going But as loose as my ranking system is, a book I can t finish is a one star affair, and for god s sake this book bored me to tears Not at first, I got to the half way point with no problems But from there I was doing anything BUT reading I watched a few bad TV shows, played a lot of Candy Crush, a [...]
More like 3.5 stars, but excellent world building and characterization Her characters were so ambiguous and conflicted that the reader had a hard time following who was doing what because we were also being loading with what many characters thought other characters were doing, not to mention their motives Having second sight doesn t necessarily allow you to correctly see the future, even when your visions are correct.What pushed the rating higher for me is Williams ability to effectively and sat [...]
An awesome novel of sweeping scope It s rich in history, politics and magic all the things I love.But best of all it felt like a fantasy novel not a novel filled with contemporary sounding dialogue and set in a medieval world with magic but a like a novel by a writer who gets it and knows how to use language.My only gripe is that it wasn t long enough
I ve wanted to pick this book up ever since I first saw the cover art I don t know why, but I tend to like cover arts that fall into the hooded man category The Painted Warded in the USA Man by Peter V Brett, The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks, The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller, Low Town The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky and Assassin s Creed 2 are examples of that, and it seems, for however long we re around, there ll always be at least one hooded man cover on a novel in the bookshop, or [...]
The Emperor s Knife, the first in a new trilogy The Tower and the Knife , is Mazarkis Williams d but novel and one of the first offerings from brand new SFF imprint, Jo Fletcher Books Quercus.I recently interviewed Mazarkis interview link to be added when it goes live over at Fantasy Faction , before I d finished up with the book, and found him to be a great guy who told a great story It may sound obvious, but sometimes in the modern market, writers are so bogged down with what they should be wr [...]
The Emperor s Knife is one of a flush of Middle Eastern inspired fantasies that came out in 2011 an encouraging trend, since that milieu has been sadly neglected in the genre despite being a rich source of myth and story formerly very popular in the West The setting is a secondary world rather than the historical Middle East, but with its deserts, grand viziers and palace intrigue it manages to capture an Arabian Nights feel whilst allowing Williams a broader palette for storytelling.The central [...]
The Emperor s Knife is a story about the diseased Cerani Empire, suffering from a blight as well as from conspiracies at the highest levels.An affliction plagues the lands Marks appear on the skin of the afflicted and spread until the entire body shows the pattern A mystery surrounds the pattern No one knows its origin or how to prevent it It is feared that it serves some sinister purpose, masterminded by a hidden architect with unrighteous designs for the empire Great measures are taken to prot [...]
A magic of Many.A review of The Emperor s Knife by Mazarkis Williams.When discussing fantasy with a thorough reader it is hard to come up with an element or idea he has not already read in some other book This is why, in general the ability of writers to come up with innovative ways of delivering these ideas keeps marveling me I m not implying The Emperor s Knife is not a thing of novelty What I m saying is that the struggle to protect the realm from the menace of a hidden enemy has been brought [...]
If you love NK Jemisin s innovative prose, you may enjoy the way Mazarkis Williams paints with words At times, the reader is given an impression of what is happening, a flavor, a flash of color, rather than told with commonplace sentences.I think the cover of the Emperor s Knife might cause false expectations Yes, the story includes an intriguing assassin who is servant to the empire, but he is but one of four viewpoint characters, who receive or less equal time The other is a prince held priso [...]
The Emperor s Knife, Book One of the Tower and Knife Trilogy, by Mazarkis Williams4.8 out of 5 starsPros multi layered political intrigue, non European style setting, strong women Cons not enough on the religion and magic systemsI read much Science Fiction than Fantasy, but the gorgeous cover and inside flap description sucked me right into buying this book I know, shame on me for judging a book by its cover but in this case I am glad I did.The Cerani Empire is besieged by a plague which leaves [...]
I was surprised by how good this book was It s a little like A Game of Thrones with it s intricate court schemes, but with a lot magic I particularly like the pattern magic, but I hope the elemental side will be developed in the next book The characters were solid and well developed There were a few plot points that didn t seem quite right, but considering this is Williams debut novel it s not so surprising and I expect his her writing will mature Although this is the first in the trilogy, the [...]