Pealing bells for Jo Graham, whose mythic space opera Warlady lifts off today!
Second in The Calpurnian Wars linked-saga series after Sounding Dark, Warlady continues to weave the tapestry of the conflict of human cultures flung between the stars that awaken powerful mythic avatars of advanced technology that have become indistinguishable from magic. With echoes from the cultures of Minoans, Celts, Romans and Alexander’s epigonoi, Warlady is equal parts National Treasure and X-Men: seamlessly fusing far past and far future, it cries out for the attention of someone with the talent and flair of Kathryn Bigelow or Denis Villeneuve. The riveting synopsis:
The Warlady of Morrigan has been assassinated, and it’s up to her military attaché, Sandrine Dal-Vesta, to find the killer. For Sandrine and her former secret lover, the electromancer Jauffre Castal-Edo, it’s a race against time with control of the planet hanging in the balance. From the snow-scoured peaks of the north to the imaginary deserts of virtuality, from the lost tomb of the Warlord Khreesos to the battlestations of tidally-locked Morrigan’s space fleet, Sandrine and Jauffre must trust in each other and the dangerous gift of electromancy. But the ruthless killer isn’t the only threat to Sandrine’s world. The Calpurnian Navy has been waiting for a moment of weakness to strike Morrigan with all the power at their command!
Jo Graham is the author of twenty-five books and two online games. Best known for her historical fantasy novels Black Ships and Stealing Fire, and her tie-in novels for MGM’s popular Stargate series, she has been a Locus Award finalist, an Amazon Top Choice, a Spectrum Award finalist, a Romantic Times Top Pick in historical fiction and a Lambda Literary Award and Rainbow Award nominee for bisexual fiction. With Melissa Scott, she is the author of five books in the Order of the Air series, a historical fantasy series set in the 1920s and 30s. She is also the author of two pagan spirituality books. She lives in North Carolina with her partner and is the mother of two daughters. The stunning, evocative cover is by Eleni Tsami, her seventh such magical creation for Candlemark.
Warlady received enthusiastic endorsements from, among others, Publishers Weekly and SFF legend Melissa Scott. Excerpts:
Graham fashions an elaborate and fascinating world, complete with complex history, religion, and politics, without ever sacrificing the plot’s forward momentum. This polished page-turner should hook any sci-fi fan. —Publishers Weekly
I love the rich, complicated world of the story, but it’s the characters that really grabbed me: competent, clever, complex people, survivors who keep fighting for each other despite murder and invasion and all the rules of their culture. —Melissa Scott, SFF forerunner and pioneer, winner of numerous awards
Warlady is available on Amazon, B&N, Kobo – and of course on our website, where buying the lovingly prepared trade paperback also brings along the full digital bundle (PDF, Epub and Mobi) . All C&G ebooks are DRM-free. The ongoing US Post Office upheaval has necessitated use of UPS for shipping, which in turn has unfortunately forced us to raise shipping fees.
Come explore Warlady with us; discover the Nine Worlds, and hear the star wind carry whispers of lost ships and perilous gods!
