The Ninth Rain
Book description
**Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel**
The first book in the award-winning Winnowing Flame trilogy. Epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb and Jay Kristoff.
'Fantasy adventure at its very best' Starburst
'Williams excels at eldritch world-building' Guardian
'An original new voice in heroic fantasy' Adrian…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Ninth Rain as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The first big draw of this novel is the characterisation.
The protagonists and antagonists are all wonderfully sketched, giving them depth and life, especially Tormalin the Oathless, of a vampire-like race, and Lady Vincenza de Grazon – eccentric old scholar and wine fiend. The book is full of humour and the plot is well drawn with perfect pacing.
At the heart of the novel is a mystery – where are the Jurelia – the fearsome race that invaded millennia ago, and are they going to return? What will happen when they do?
Finally, Williams has created an intriguing world full…
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