The Sword Garden
 ISBNs Paperback: 978-1-917950-29-9 EPUB: 978-1-917950-28-2 |
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Description
Never trust the dead.
The Empire’s richest city is about to revolt and only Jarrod’s dying father can save the day. The rebels have allied with ghosts. Hostile Northerners press at the borders, along with hideous beings of unnatural origin.
Jarrod doesn’t want to fight. He was supposed to be a monk, reading precious books, singing hymns to the wise and gentle gods of his people. But he’s about to discover something utterly horrific at the heart of the rebellion.
Prepare for the worst. Prepare for the fall of an entire world.
Additional Information
| Author: | Peadar Ó Guilín |
| Editor: | Gabrielle Harbowy |
| Cover Artist: | Ben Baldwin |
Praise for The Sword Garden
“The twists don’t let up, with each revelation weirder than the last. A magnificent and original delve into where the human meets the alien.” — Adrian Tchaikovsky
“The Sword Garden for me is a very engaging read and often a surprising one. Multiple good ideas are handled very well and mixed in a surprising way to create something I think even seasoned genre fans won’t fully expect at first glance. Discovery is part of the fun of reading, and this has a lot to discover. Highly recommended!” — Runalong Womble
“How to convey the inventive magic of Ó Guilín’s imagination without spoiling the book? I haven’t felt this conflicted since I read The Girl With All the Gifts and the twist there was an earlier singular epiphany, not quite like the firework barrage of discoveries in The Sword Garden. Even to mention the movies and books with which it resonated for me would be to tell the reader too much!” — T O Munro at The Fantasy Hive
Video
Watch Peadar read from the book and be interviewed by Jean Bürlesk, courtesy of Octocon Presents. The broadcast was a bit late starting so you will need to fast forward to about 12:50.