Bastards

The brand new epic fantasy from Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff. A broken angel must lead a band of villains, thieves, and half-demons on a quest to save an Empire.

The gates to the hells have been sealed.

Liandra d’Helene is a captain of the Empress’s Hand; a cadre of halfblooded angels safeguarding the Imperium from infernal magics and monsters.

The doors to the heavens shut.

But a mission gone wrong sees her comrades slaughtered, her command stripped, and reputation shattered.

Humanity has been liberated from the schemes of the gods above and below.

Now she has but one path back to grace – leadership of a motley crew of villains, killers and half-demons, tasked with a quest too perilous for soldiers of the Imperium to risk their lives on.

The Age of Enlightenment has begun.

Yet evil does not die, it waits, and the Everwar can never truly end. Enlightenment teeters on the edge of a knife. But can the fate of the world be entrusted to a pack of complete bastards?

Reviews

Praise for EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE

‘A gothic bloodbath that will leave any reader breathless. The story is a vast apocalyptic canvass, reminiscent of Justin Cronin’s THE PASSAGE or even Stephen King’s THE STAND, yet Kristoff’s work stands on its own ruthless merit as the opening gambit of a richer tale yet to unfold. I can’t wait to return again to this rich, lush, and bloody world. Until then, read this book now!’

— James Rollins, No.1 NEW YORK TIMES author of THE LAST ODYSSEY and THE STARLESS CROWN

‘A wonderfully crafted tale, the pieces as meticulously interlocked as fine woodwork. A chilling new take on vampire lore and those who must battle that darkness. EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE looks fearlessly at how ruthless Good must become when confronted with unrelenting Evil’

— Robin Hobb, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author

'Brilliant and unputdownable, with tenderness and light bound into the bitter dark of a grim and fascinating world'

— Laini Taylor, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of STRANGE THE DREAMER

'This book is bloody brilliant'

— V.E Schwab, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE

Praise for THE NEVERNIGHT CHRONICLE:

‘If you love Robin Hobb or George R.R. Martin, you will adore NEVERNIGHT’

— STARBURST

‘With a delicate balance of the ancient and the magical, this tense and brutal tale is unflinching, thrilling and satisfying’

— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

‘Joins lyrical high fantasy, Pratchett-like humour and unflinching descriptions of violence … something special’

— SCIFI NOW

About the author

JAY KRISTOFF is a #1 international, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. He is the winner of eight Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, has over two million books in print and is published in over thirty-five countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are. He is 6’7” and has approximately 10,000 days to live. He does not believe in happy endings.