num_pages: 1113
description: For the beautiful young woman Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armour and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. She has fought her way to the command of a mercenary company, and on her unlikely shoulders lies the destiny of a Europe threatened by the depredations of an Infidel army more terrible than any nightmare.
language: English
title: Ash: A Secret History
titlecomplete: Ash: A Secret History (Book of Ash, #1-4)
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical, War, Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 1157
series: The Book of Ash
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prix Julia Verlanger
publisher: Orion Paperbacks