Sister Wake
perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Robert Jackson Bennett
'A gorgeous work of power and magic, saints and monsters and gods. Don't wait another second: Sister Wake is like nothing you've ever read.'
Lev Grossman - author of The Bright Sword
'Sister Wake is the rare epic fantasy that hits on all levels - lushly descriptive, meticulously plotted, dizzyingly vast, and with characters that breathe and bleed with the sort of vigour that makes you look up from the page and wonder that they're not sitting right next to you.'
Andrea stewart, author of The Bone Shard Collector
An epic fantasy for adult readers
In the aftermath of a holy war between the old gods and the new, five strangers are brought together by an innocent girl's dying wish.
It's the only legacy Maud has been left - to set up a convent in the war-torn north. But with a holy order determined to destroy her, a vengeful empire at her back and a dark secret in her blood, she may have bitten off more than even she can chew.
There's Ashbringer, a warrior-nun who has drunk the blood of angels and knows nothing but violence. There's Drey, a liar and a masterless creature, fleeing the towers of an empire that refuses to forget her. There's Twitch, who crawls through the darkness and speaks to rats.
In the vast forest of the north, under shadow of the old god's bones, they will shelter the lost, succour the broken, and find out whether this new sanctuary can stand.
All they have to do is survive.
You can purchase SISTER WAKE at major bookstores, or here at Kennys Books
'SISTER WAKE is the kind of adult fantasy debut that comes along once in a decade. In this extraordinary feat of imagination, Rudden combines a cast of complex, unforgettable characters, a vividly realised setting and stellar prose into an epic tapestry of old gods, falling empires and new monsters. I'd follow Sister Wake into war in a heartbeat.'
'A book alive with fierce empathy, with big ideas, with wit, with love. Rudden's exactly the kind of writer you want leading you into adventure; Sister Wake is rich in twists, tears and thrills.'
'I absolutely loved its epic mix of weird horror and revolutionary intrigue. Heartily recommended'