Blood of the mantis
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Series: Shadows of the apt -- bk. 3
Publisher: Pyr
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781616141998
Subjects: Imaginary wars and battles; War stories; Magic; Fantasy fiction; Spy stories; Fiction
Description: Driven by the ghosts of the Darakyon, Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town of Jerez, but he has only days before the magical box is lost to him forever. Meanwhile, the forces of the Empire are mustering over winter for their great offensive, gathering their soldiers and perfecting their new weapons.