Synopses & Reviews
The breathtaking first novel in a brilliant new fantasy seriesA masterwork of fantasy, The Nessantico Cycle is the epic tale of an empire at its height, yet poised on the brink of what could be a devastating descent into ruin. Told from the viewpoints of numerous characters, it is a sweeping saga of murder and magic (portrayed both as a powerful religion and a forbidden art), of deception and betrayal, of Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a realm facing war on every front.
Review
[Farrells] best yet, a delicious melange of politics, war, sorcery, and religion in a richly imagined world.
George R. R. Martin, New York Times bestselling author
Considerable charm and appeal...the cast of characters are an enjoyable mix of the sympathetic, the villainous, and the ambiguous.
Kirkus Reviews
Farrell easily wields an immense cast of characters...[a] rich and complex story.
Publishers Weekly
A thoroughly enjoyable ride.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Synopsis
First in a new fantasy series from the author of the "Cloudmages" trilogy. An intricate tale of murder and magic, deception and betrayal, Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a world on the brink of devastating war.... Over the decades and slow centuries, the city of Nessantico spread its influence in all directions, subsuming and converting the majority of other religions and lesser gods within the Holdings. Always strong even as the borders of the Holdings ebbed and flowed under the effects of war and commerce, always magnificent even as tastes and styles changed, always seductive and desirable no matter what other exotic lands and places might briefly come into fashion, Nessantico gathered to itself all that was intellectual, all that was rich, all that was powerful. There was no city in the known world that could rival it. But there were many who envied it...
Synopsis
First in a new series from the author of the Cloudmages trilogy, this epic fantasy tells an intricate tale of murder and magic, deception and betrayal, Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a world on the brink of devastating war.