The Grace of Kings

"A magnificent fantasy epic drawing on the events of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but set in an invented and richly realized world. Mata Zyndu, orphaned heir to a noble house, joins forces with Kuni Garu, a charismatic ne’er-do-well, to bring down the ruthless Mapidéré and his young empire. The gods wage proxy wars on each other through their unwitting mortal champions; duchies clash; friendships are formed and broken — and there are two more books to come. A tremendously impressive debut from an award-winning short-fiction writer."