Tales of the Apt - Spoils of War, A Time For Grief, For Love of Distant Shores and The Scent of Tears

Spoils of War

Tales of the Apt is a companion series to the best-selling decalogy Shadows of the Apt (Tor UK), gathering together short stories from disparate places and supplementing them with a wealth of new tales written especially for the series. Together, they combine to provide a different perspective, an alternative history that parallels and unfolds alongside the familiar one, filling in the gaps and revealing intriguing backstories for many established characters. A must read for any fan of the Shadows of the Apt books, where epic fantasy meets steampunk and so much more, the Tales series will run to four full volumes with a bonus fifth lurking in the wings. Cover art for all books will be provided by Jon Sullivan, best known for the fabulous covers he produces for Neal Asher’s novels and the early Shadows of the Apt books.

Contents:

• Introduction by the Author
• Introduction by the Publisher
• To Own the Sky
• Ironclads
• Spoils of War
• Camouflage
• The Shadows of Their Lamps
• The Dreams of Avaris
• The Prince
• Shadow Hunters
• Sword and Circle
• Idle Hands
• An Old Man in a Harsh Season
• Brass Mantis
• About the Author

A Time for Grief

Contents:

• Introduction
• Loyalties
• Bones
• Queen of the Night
• Fallen Heroes
• The Price of Salt
• The Naturalist
• The Last Ironclad
• Alicaea’s Children
• A Time for Grief
• The Peacemongersf

For Love of Distant Shorts

A collection of four linked novellas:

• Cities of Silver
• Written in Sand
• Masters of Spire
• For Love of Distant Shorts

The Scent of Tears

Contents:

• Old Blood – Adrian Tchaikovsky
• The Scent of Tears – Keris McDonald
• Wonder – Frances Hardinge
• The Promise of a Threat – David Tallerman
• The Unforeseen Path – Juliet E. McKenna
• The Message – John Gwynne
• The Mantis Way – Peter Newman
• Poor Little Earwig Girl – Tom Lloyd
• Forwards, Up, Back, Down – Joff Leader
• Recipes for Good Living – Justina Robson
• God of Profound Things – Adrian Tchaikovsky

Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies (this is for a matching numbered set of Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4)