The shadows of the apt series looks to be doing what it wants when it wants the absolute last thing i can say for empire in black and gold is that its conformist because it just isnt this is original and superior epic fantasy that deserves a wide audience the action is breathtaking the story is surprising and theres 9 more books of . Empire in black and gold is the first novel in adrian tchaikovskys critically acclaimed epic fantasy series the shadows of the apt the days of peace are over the city states of the lowlands have lived in peace and prosperity for decades bastions of civilization and sophistication. Empire in black and gold ist ein wundervolles debut und eines der beeindruckendsten fantasyromane die ich im jahr 2008 gelesen habe wahrend der handlungsbogen etwas feinschliff vertragen konnte ist das setting allein den kauf wert shadows of the apt empire in black and gold dragonfly falling blood of the mantis . Empire in black and gold shadows of the apt band 1 tchaikovsky adrian isbn 9781447292227 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. I started empire in black and gold after finishing tchaikovskys children of time which i enjoyed immensely mostly due to how original it was given that his shadow of the apt series also featured insects heavily which is rarely done in fantasy i wanted to give it a try