The Dead Empire

Characters, their relationships and motivations are intricately woven, and the sympathy one feels for each is a testament to how well they are written . . . The reader will gasp in surprise and amazement at each revelation -- RT BOOK REVIEWS on BLACK WOLVES
Sophisticated, multifaceted worldbuilding sparked by original flourishes, populated by characters we quickly come to care about . . . a stellar performance -- KIRKUS on BLACK WOLVES
Black Wolves is a sweeping tale of loyalty and betrayal, ambition and intrigue, impelled by the mysteries that lie at its heart -- Jacqueline Carey on BLACK WOLVES
Intricate, fascinating worldbuilding, twisty political intrigue, vivid characters to love and hate - this is Kate Elliott at the top of her epic fantasy game -- Karen Miller on BLACK WOLVES
On a vast, colorful canvas, Kate Elliott has drawn dozens of characters who act and react with poetry and grit. Lush and textured, by turns moving, exciting, playful, and contemplative, Black Wolves is a masterpiece that soars with an epic soul -- Ken Liu on BLACK WOLVES
The concept got me shivering. . . . the characters, the mysteries, the background history, the cultural complexity, were all so intriguing I couldn't stop reading. -- Elizabeth Moon on COLD MAGIC
Elliott pulls out all the stops in a wildly imaginative narrative that will ring happy bells for fans of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy -- Publishers Weekly on COLD MAGIC
Elliott has concocted something very special and original here, with elements to tweak sci-fi and fantasy fans of nearly any stripe -- NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS on COLD MAGIC