Blood of the Mantis
Publisher: Tor
Published: Aug 07, 2009
Place of publication: Oxford, England
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780230704169
Copyright date: 2009
Description: Driven by the ghosts of the legendary Darakyon,the moth-kinden Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh town of Jerez - but he has only days before this magical artefact will be lost to him forever... 

Meanwhile, the forces of the Wasp Empire are mustering for their next great offensive. Stenwold and his followers have only a short time in which to seek allies before the Wasps are on the march again, conquering everything in their path. And if they cannot throw back the Wasps before spring, then the hated black and gold flag will be flying over every city in the Lowlands before the year's end. 

And should the Shadow Box fall into the hands of the Wasp Emperor, then nothing will save the world from his relentless ambition. 

raise for Shadows of the Apt 

'This looks like a series with legs: six of them' DeathRay 

'A new universe populated by unique characters' Sci Fi Now
Notes: Source title: Blood of the Mantis (Shadows of the Apt 3)