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Shiang

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Shiang

By: C. F. Iggulden
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Shiang by C. F. Iggulden, read by Daniel Weyman.

IF THESE STONES COULD SPEAK, THEY WOULD CALL FOR WAR.

In Shiang, the young king rules without dissent. Mazer swordsmen stand watch on every corner, looking for the first sign of rebellion. This city is a place of quiet and slow dignity, like a man eating rice with a razor pressed against his throat. Yet with one sharp movement, order is overturned. The balance of centuries is undone in the sudden spill of blood - and in the darkness, something terrible returns to Shiang.

Far to the west, four Shiang masters approach the city walls of Darien. The sword saint and his companions have crossed a continent to bring an old man home for punishment. They will not be denied, even if the whole city stands in their way.

TWO ANCIENT CITIES. ONE FINAL WAR.


A master storyteller - Sunday Express

Iggulden is in a class of his own - Daily Mirror

One of our finest historical novelists - Daily Express

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Critic reviews

A master storyteller

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Iggulden is in a class of his own

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One of our finest historical novelists

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This trilogy takes time but once it warms up it cooks!
Onto the third book

Slowburner

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A well told story which was hard to stop listening to!
Now I’m eager to get the next one in the series.

An engaging story

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This story is full of well-developed characters and the plot is sufficiently complex to hold the interest. The narrator is excellent.

An excellent adventure!

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This author does factual historical fiction stories brilliantly but when he gets to writing pure fiction the results are astonishing.

The plot is great but the characters are so good you invest emotion into their part in the book.

Sad I’ve finished it really.

Sublime

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It’s not very often the 2nd book of a trilogy out performs the first but Shaing bucks the trend.
An absolute masterpiece of a tale that will have you gripped from the beginning to the last word uttered. Wow!

Masterpiece

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