Hollow Empire

Utterly brilliant . . . The Poison Wars novels contain some of the best world-building I've ever read, a wonderful sibling bond unlike anything in fantasy, all wrapped together in a mystery I couldn't put down. Highly recommend!

S A CHAKRABORTY, author of the bestselling Daevabad Trilogy

A masterpiece of intrigue and mystery with a nameless, faceless enemy hellbent on destruction. I loved it.

ANNA STEPHENS, author of the bestselling Godblind

A richly textured tale of old treachery and new intrigue . . . Fans will savour Hawke's well-shaded characters, the lavish descriptions of their fictional world, and Hawke's acute analyses of self-doubt, guilt, discrimination, and recrimination. This is a political epic done right

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Hollow Empire delivers mystery, suspense, thrills, action, setbacks, puzzles, red herrings, emotional gut-punches, moments of despair - and triumph - and even a little romance . . . a true fantasy masterpiece

FANTASY HIVE

One of Australia's leading imaginative authors

CANBERRA TIMES

Moments that truly made me want to cry . . . others that had me at the edge of my seat - it's so good . . . Would I recommend this? 100000% . . . one of my favourite series of all time. My rating: 5/5 stars

CHAININTERACTION

Hawke's exemplary prose thrusts readers directly into the action, both physical and magical, building tension and excitement until the final pages.

LIBRARY JOURNAL

The world building is truly extraordinary . . . an edge of the seat finale . . . the writing is beautiful . . . it encompasses the best of all reading worlds and is both evocative and intelligent - with an added dose of page turning quality that will see its 500+ pages fly by if you let them. Highly recommended

LIZLOVESREADING

I highly recommend Hollow Empire . . . an incredible sequel, worth every second of waiting. It showcases one of the best (and local!) voices in fantasy. If you want a diverse, character driven story with exquisite world building and characters you would lay down your life for, do yourself a favour and pick up these books

WILDHEARTREADS

An intricate mystery set in a magnificent fantasy city which takes you through layer after layer of a delicious political conspiracy. Hawke keeps all the plates spinning perfectly until the grand finale - I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the other shoe to drop.

EVERINE MAXWELL, author of Winter's Orbit

A gripping tale that blends magic and conspiracy, poison and suspicion, love and hatred. Sam Hawke makes you fall in love with her characters and then tortures you by casting them into unrelenting, page-turning peril.

R J THEODORE, author of Peridot Shift

Filled with twisty politics and powerful magic, Hollow Empire is an explosive sequel, a truly potent story filled with everything that makes fantasy great.

DEVIN MADSON, author of We Ride the Storm

This was such a wonderful, emotional, and satisfying reading experience. Hollow Empire is one of the best books published this year, and it's easily one of the best sequels I've ever read.

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