Brilliant, bold and thrilling, The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood is the epic fantasy sequel to The Unspoken Name. Could you sacrifice your dreams to escape a nightmare? Csorwe, Shuthmili and Tal survey abandoned Echentyr worlds to make a living. The empire's ruins seem harmless but fascinating. Yet disaster strikes when they stumble upon ancient magic during a routine expedition. This revives a warrior who'd slept for an age, reigniting a conflict thousands of years old. And the soldier binds Csorwe to her cause. Shuthmili is desperate to protect the woman she loves. However, as events escalate, she's torn. Can she help Csorwe by clinging to her own humanity or by embracing her eldritch powers? Tal heads home, but his peace is shattered when a magical catastrophe hits his city. The wizard Sethennai is missing and Tal can't face seeking his former lover to ask for help. So, he flees - but there's no escaping the future. For throughout the Echo Maze's linked worlds, fragments of an undead goddess are waking. Soon all must choose a side. Praise for The Unspoken Name: 'An outstanding debut . . . unlike anything I've read before' - Nicholas Eames 'Richly detailed, enthralling and extraordinary' - Jenn Lyons 'Stylish, classy and timeless . . . I cannot recommend it enough' - Tamsyn Muir 'An adventure I couldn't put down' - S. A. Chakraborty
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A K Larkwood crafts compelling science fiction and fantasy narratives that delve into intricate worlds and complex characters. Her writing explores the evolving boundaries between humanity and technology, offering readers stories that are both thrilling and thought-provoking. She invites readers into immersive tales that resonate long after the final page.


- 2022
- 2020
The Unspoken Name
- 496 pages
- 18 hours of reading
"What if you knew how and when you will die? Csorwe does. She will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. On the day of her foretold death, however, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. Csorwe leaves her home, her destiny, and her god to become the wizard's loyal sword-hand - stealing, spying, and killing to help him reclaim his seat of power in the homeland from which he was exiled. But Csorwe and the wizard will soon learn - gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due"--Provided by publisher