‘Reminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the first place. Fantasy is definitely an escape from reality, however, many stories carry the reader to an enhanced reality, a place where the globe appears to have brighter colours and sharper contrasts’

Robin Hobb on A Time of Dread (reserve one)

Defy the darkness. Defend the light .

At the battle of Starstone Lake, Drem and his friends witnessed horrors they’ll remember. They saw magic warping males into beasts and a demon rise in the dead, about A Time of Bloodstream creating something fresh and terrifying. Therefore they flee to warn the Purchase of the Bright Star. However the demons’ high priestess, Fritha, is determined to hunt them down.

Concealed in Forn Forest, Riv struggles to comprehend her half-breed lineage. It represents the warrior angels’ most harmful secret, so when their high captain tracks her down, he aims to kill.

Meanwhile, demonic pushes are gathering a mighty war-host, to crush their foes and rule the world of man. And the angels already are fractured and facing betrayal. Like heroes of aged, Riv, Drem and the Shiny Star’s warriors must fight to save their property. But can the light triumph when the dark is definitely rising?

A PERIOD of Blood (Of Bloodstream and Bone: Book Two) is the spectacular follow-up to A Time of Dread by John Gwynne.

‘A great go through that accelerates the pace and runs one through to its superb predecessor . . . Interesting, action-packed fantasy’

Mark Lawrence

‘This is extraordinarily good, an epic feat from the imagination. In this series Gwynne can be setting a fresh benchmark in fantasy. I’d love to view it on display screen’

Giles Kristian