Description

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!

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Praise for Warlady:

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, legendary pioneering SFF author of more than thirty novels, winner of multiple genre awards

With gently delivered backstory, deftly rising action, and a gorgeous re-romance, Warlady is for everyone who wants to build a better world. — E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Warlady deftly moves the action in her Calpurnian Wars series to the planet of Morrigan… // Graham expertly weaves the personal with the political. — Paul Weimer, SFF book reviewer and Hugo finalist

Thrilling battles in space, a murder mystery, a forbidden romance, and mature characters working to change their world… // Warlady is a worthy sequel to Sounding Dark, and a story that leaves one feeling ultimately hopeful that maybe humans can after all find their way towards making a better future. — K.V. Johansen, author of the Gods of the Caravan Road epic fantasy series

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Warlady
by Jo Graham
Published by Candlemark & Gleam, August 2022
228 pages
ISBN: 978-1-952456-10-7
eISBN: 978-1-952456-11-4
Cover artist: Eleni Tsami
Series: The Calpurnian Wars #2