The emperor has been ousted from the throne, his bloodline in question, and war is descending on the capital. As the one with the unwavering moral compass, she usually works as their conscience. The emperors edge by lindsay buroker is the first book in the emperors edge series, which is composed of eight fulllength novels so far, and accompanied by several novellas and spinoffs featuring both main and secondary characters from the ee universe. Emperors edge universe fantasy books lindsay buroker. In this novel, readers are introduced to the character of amaranth lokdon. Scribl the emperors edge a high fantasy novel in an.
Amaranthe is a hoot, sicarius is the mysterious and totally attractive assassin as he was crafted to be, i acknowledge, sespian is the wellmeaning emperor who finds himself unable to do anything thanks to a certain commander. Conspiracy is the fourth book in the emperors edge series and this time the dual narrative is shared by amaranthe and akstyr. The first book in the series, the emperors edge, is a solid 3. The complete series list for the emperors edge lindsay buroker.
With the emperors edge, buroker has written an entertaining fantasy novel with an enjoyable squad of outlaws at its centre, weaving a solid plot of mystery and court intrigue with a feminist touch. Smashwords the emperors edge a book by lindsay buroker. Get the audible audio editions of the the emperors edge series from the. Download the the emperors edge audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
The emperors edgeseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Amaranthe lokdon, female enforcer, is thrust into more adventure than she had ever wanted when she stumbles upon a plot against the young emperor and becomes the target of the. The emperors edge is a series by lindsay buroker and is a high fantasy and the first book is this. Older cover edition of asin b004h1tdb0the adventure starts. It hasnt, i would actually have liked to read more about the setting of the world. But when ravaged bodies show up on the waterfront, an arson covers up human sacrifices, and a powerful business coalition plots to kill the emperor, she feels a tad overwhelmed. The emperors edge is a series of sword and sorcerysteampunkcrime novels written and selfpublished by lindsay buroker the core cast is a valid example of ragtag bunch of misfits amaranthe, the protagonist, is the heart of the ensemble. After all, the team just blew up a train, crashed a dirigible, and kidnapped the. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The emperors edge series in order lindsay buroker fictiondb. Lokdon is a law enforcer and she is a fearsome adversary to. How it works and a little bit more of descriptions of the scenery.
It would have, however, needed a polish to stand out amongst other the emperors edge had been on my kindle for almost a year, patiently waiting to be read. Chains of honor series, set in the same world nurian empire. Blood and betrayal the emperors edge book 5 on apple books. It was a great to read from akstyrs point of view as up until this book hes always been the biggest question mark of the group. The emperors edge book 5 2012 beneath the surface the emperors edge 5.
The emperors edge a high fantasy novel in an era of. The emperors edge collection books 1, 2, and 3nook book. The idea of each emperors edge book is that each novel belongs to a particular character, with dark currents focussing on marl mugdildor, otherwise known as books. Dark currents the emperors edge book 2 by lindsay buroker. Has the emperors edge turned you off from other books in this genre. The last thing maldynado monticheluformer aristocrat and current ladies manever wanted was to be left in charge. The emperors edge, book 4 ebook written by lindsay buroker.
According to the author, the main story is planned to be told in six novels, featuring each of the main cast as a secondary narrator. With each of the emperors edge books i get so hooked with these characters and cant wait to see how they overcome their demons and dilemmas, and yearnings. Not that my imagination fails me but it would just have rounded the story a tad more. The emperors edge a high fantasy novel in an era of steam. The first lindsay buroker book published was the emperors edge, which also became the first book in the sametitled series. The emperors edge audiobooks listen to the full series. The emperor s edge 9 book series kindle edition from book 1.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read conspiracy. Forged in blood i ebook by lindsay buroker rakuten kobo. The emperors edge is a ripping good adventure set in a fantasy world that reminds me faintly of ancient rome, but with a light steampunk flavour and plenty of action. Thats part of what makes the series great its not the world building or the setting, its the people, their lives, their hopes, dreams, doubts and insecurities. The emperors edge is a series of sword and sorcerysteampunkcrime novels written and selfpublished by lindsay buroker. I found your emperors edge on bookbub and downloaded it after reading the first 2 parts, i was in the car telling my tweens about it, my 12 year old daughter is now reading it for her book report thank you for a great adventure story with strong male and female roles. Book 6 the emperor has been ousted from the throne, his bloodline in question, and war is descending on the. Blood and betrayal the emperors edge book 5 the emperors edge, no. Conspiracy the emperors edge book 4 by lindsay buroker. It was one of the first four she published in 2010 on her own.
Seriously, i want this author to give a class on how to be awesome. Republic the emperors edge book 8 kindle edition by buroker, lindsay. Buroker the author has held a variety of jobs from soldier in the american army, network administrator, fast food flinger to lifeguard. But when ravaged bodies show up on the waterfront, an arson covers up human sacrifices, and a powerful business coalition plot to kill the emperor, she feels a tad overwhelmed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading republic the emperors edge book 8. What i discovered was that while the first book was good, each successive book got better and better. Although there is not world building, only a few clues here and there, the story sounded promising. The emperors edge series by lindsay buroker goodreads.
The lead in to the story in this book was revealed in the final section of the third, but it doesnt play out exactly as one might expect. I would absolutely love being able to buy the emperors edge book set in real books made of paper for my real bookshelf made of wood, along with my most. Crowded at the entrance, six tall broad men wearing black goldtrimmed uniformsthe color of the emperors elite bodyguardframed a smaller man of eighteen or nineteen. Imperial law enforcer amaranthe lokdon is good at her job. Emperors edge by lindsay buroker is a series of steampunk novels set in the 19th century. He had pale brown hair, gentle dark brown eyes, and yes, his was the same face that adorned the currency in the merchants strongbox. Read forged in blood i the emperors edge, book 6 by lindsay buroker available from rakuten kobo. The emperors edge series is high fantasy, with a i had already read the first book, the emperors edge, and liked it. Republic the emperors edge book 8 kindle edition by. Forgotten ages series, set in the same world, approximately eighteen years earlier. The emperors edge collection emperors edge by lindsay buroker.