Synopsis
Ancient powers are waking . . .
The Scarab Path is the fifth book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself broken in ways no doctor can mend, haunted by ghosts of the past. Meanwhile, the powerful Wasp Empress is regaining control over those imperial cities that refused to bow to her. But she draws her power from something more sinister than armies and war machines.
Only her consort, the former spymaster Thalric, knows the truth. As assassins seek to end him, he finds his life and his loyalties under threat once again. And in an ancient city beyond the desert, a terrible secret stirs beneath its stones.
The Scarab Path is followed by the sixth book in the Shadows of the Apt series, The Sea Watch.
Readers love The Scarab Path:
‘I just couldn't stop reading’
‘Che is one of my favourite fantasy characters ever’
‘This might be the best one yet’
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Reviews
“Full of sparking, speculative innovation”Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence, on The Doors of Eden
“Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers”Gareth Powell, author of Embers of War, on Children of Ruin
“A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human”Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go, on Children of Time
“Brimming with imagination”SciFiNow, SciFiNow
