Announcing ‘A Tide of Black Steel’ – Book One of The Age of Wrath

I’m pleased to announce that my new novel A Tide of Black Steel will be released by Orbit in September 2024. This is the first volume in an all new trilogy entitled The Age of Wrath. Here’s the description:

A NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL.
AN AGE OF WRATH.

The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.

Until now.

Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.

Thera of the Blackspear, favoured servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar – the treasure room of the gods – and win the Sister Queens’ favour at his sister’s expense.

Both siblings – along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power – will play a part in the coming storm.

The Age of Wrath has begun.

A Tide of Black Steel begins a new blockbuster epic fantasy series from international bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

A Tide of Black Steel is currently slated for release on September 26th 2024. Pre-order links below*(more to come when I have them):

Ebook: Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – Nook – Kobo – Google Play

UK Hardcover: Amazon.co.uk – Waterstones – Blackwells

US Paperback: Amazon.com – Barnes and Noble

Audiobook: Audible.com – Audible.co.uk – Barnes and Noble

*Affiliate links used for Amazon stores. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Keen-eyed readers will no doubt have spotted that this book takes place in the same world as The Covenant of Steel trilogy. The story begins twenty years after the events in The Traitor, however, whilst it contains some references to prior events, the Age of Wrath series can be read in isolation. But if anyone is minded to read The Covenant of Steel in preparation, I’m certainly not going to complain. 

The cover isn’t yet ready to be unveiled – watch this space – but by way of a consolation prize, here’s the map: