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Sequel to *Empire of Black and Gold*, *Dragonfly Falling* follows the cataclysmic advance of the Wasp Empire into the Lowlands. The city of Tark faces a siege while Salma and Totho rally their Ant‑kindred allies. Inside Tark, they confront a formidable adversary that threatens to eclipse any previous Lowlander threat. Shadowed by the Empire's secret service, Stenwold Maker, a revered scholar, is targeted for elimination and the destruction of Collegium—an academic stronghold whose loss would cripple Lowland resistance. Amid the relentless march, the young emperor pursues an ominous goal; success would spark a thousand‑year reign of blood.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Adrian Tchaikovsky
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