A Time of Dread
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Publishing:31st Jul '25
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 31st July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
‘Reminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the first place’– Robin Hobb, author of Assassin’s Apprentice
The first novel in John Gwynne’s epic and stirring Of Blood and Bone trilogy.
The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished Lands. But their dominion is brutally enforced and their ancient enemy may not be as crushed as they thought.
In the snowbound North, Drem, a trapper, finds mutilated corpses in the forests – a sign of demonic black magic. In the South, Riv, a young, tempestuous soldier, discovers a deadly rift within the Ben-Elim themselves.
Two individuals with two world-changing secrets. But where will they lead? And what role will Drem and Riv play in the Banished Lands’ fate? Difficult choices need to be made. Because in the shadows, demons are gathering, waiting for their time to rise . . .
Continue the heroic fantasy series with A Time of Blood.
‘A truly excellent read . . . Exciting, well-written swords and sorcery’ – Mark Lawrence, author of The Broken Empire
‘John Gwynne is one of the modern masters of heroic fantasy’ – Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time
Of Blood and Bone is set one hundred years after the end of Gwynne's Faithful and the Fallen quartet, and can be read as a standalone series. The trilogy includes A Time of Dread, A Time of Blood and A Time of Courage.
A Time of Dreadreminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the first place. Fantasy can be an escape from reality, but some stories carry the reader to an enhanced reality, a place where the world seems to have brighter colors and sharper contrasts -- Robin Hobb, author of Assassin’s Apprentice
A truly excellent read . . . Exciting, well-written swords and sorcery. Try it on for size -- Mark Lawrence, author of The Broken Empire trilogy
John Gwynne is one of the modern masters of heroic fantasy -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time
A Time of Dread is marvellous. Gwynne’s writing is superb, delivering not only twists and turns but also nuance and complexity -- Sebastien de Castell, author of The Greatcoats series
Great evils, conflicted heroes, bloody battles, betrayal and giants riding battle bears! What’s not to love? -- Peter Newman, author of The Vagrant
I loved A Time of Dread and read it from cover to cover in two days. I couldn’t put it down -- Miles Cameron, author of The Red Knight
A brilliantly compelling heroic fantasy – likeable characters with nuance, a story that builds at a perfect pace and a thrilling, climactic ending that kept me reading late into the night -- James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was Lost
An accomplished and rousing tale of heroes and dark deeds that fans of epic fantasy will devour -- Tom Lloyd, author of The Twilight Reign series
A fierce, gripping tale, and one I found hugely enjoyable -- Anna Smith Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives
A brilliant and bold journey into an unpredictable world, A Time of Dread is an exciting tale of rivalry, politics and a power struggle of epic proportions -- Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong
Gwynne does an excellent job of weaving a classic light vs dark tale while keeping it interesting . . . a sense of foreboding builds along with the pace, balanced by the overall sense of hope * SFX *
The stakes are high, the characters are engaging and relatable, and the action is thrilling . . . you will storm through A Time of Dread * SciFiNow *
ISBN: 9781035063390
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
496 pages