The Sword Falls

Best described as George R.R. Martin meets H.P. Lovecraft, The Glass Breaks is a fine example of British fantasy writing at its most entertaining Guardian\r\n\r\nA MAN OF THE DAWN CLAW WILL BE THE ALWAYS KING.It will ever be so. They will always rule... but they will not always lead.Prince Oliver Dawn Claw, heir to the Kingdom of the Four Claws, is thrust into a world he doesnt understand as he waits for his father to die. Away from home, with few allies - and too many enemies - he faces a new and otherworldly threat from beneath the sea. Alliances break and masks fall, as the Dark Brethren reveal their true master.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Adeline Brand - called the Alpha Wolf - refuses to wait, and becomes the edge of the sword that swings back at the Dreaming God. Assembling allies and crushing resistance, she enters a fight she doesnt know if she can win, as the sea begins to rise.\r\n\r\nPRAISE FOR A.J. SMITH:An epic feat of world-building from one of British fantasys most innovative voices Bookseller\r\n\r\nBritish fantasy writing at its most entertaining Guardian\r\n\r\nInteresting and enticing, deftly sidesteps fantasy cliche and thrusts you towards the next installment SFX