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In a world of blood and magic, a powerful epic fantasy begins...

AN EMPEROR’S DAUGHTER WHO WILL NOT BE DENIED
Just before her sixteenth birthday, Princess Katerina is refused her rightful place as heir to the Empire of the Ice-Bear—solely because of her sex. Determined to regain her inheritance, she murders the foreign lord she’s been ordered to marry and embarks on a perilous voyage to the lush, tropical islands of the Laut Besar in search of the vast wealth and power she needs to claim the Empire for herself.

A PRINCE FORCED TO TAKE A STAND
On a small island kingdom, Prince Arjun’s idyllic life is shattered when a malignant sorcerer invades, slaughters his people and steals the sacred sword of Jun’s ancestors. With his royal father dead and his palace in ruins, Jun reluctantly tracks the sorcerer and the magical blade far across the pirate-infested waters of the Laut Besar.

A SORCERER SEEKING TO DESTROY THE WORLD
Long ago the powerful relics known as the Seven Keys were used to safely lock away the terrifying evils of the Seven Hells. With Jun’s ancient sword in his grasp, the sorcerer Mangku has claimed the first Key, and begun his mission to unleash catastrophe upon the land.

As the destinies of these three entwine in the lawless islands of the Laut Besar, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. For if the sorcerer cannot be stopped, the world itself will be unmade…

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ISBN-13:	9780451490285
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/19/2019
Series:	A Lord of the Islands Novel , #1
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	544
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Angus Macallan is a pseudonym for a British fiction writer and former journalist who is now based just outside London. He was born in China and lived, worked, and studied in Asia for much of his early adult life. He was awarded a masters degree with honors in social anthropology by the University of Edinburgh, partly based on his fieldwork in Indonesia, which led to a dissertation: "Magic, Sorcery and Society." He also worked as a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

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Just before her 16th birthday, Princess Katerina, the rightful heir to the Empire of the Ice-Bear, is denied her ascension because she is female. Determined to regain her throne and gather vast power and wealth in the tropical islands of Laut Besar, Katerina murders her intended groom on their wedding day. Prince Jun is also on a mission: the malevolent sorcerer Mangku has stolen the ancient sword that Jun's father held and slaughtered everyone else on Jun's island. The sword is one of the great Seven Keys, and Mangku is determined to recover the other six and unleash complete destruction. The journeys of these two young royals merge as they pursue their own forms of revenge. Macallan, who writes historical fiction as Angus Donald, has created a solid fantasy debut with a strong yet brutal princess who recalls George R.R. Martin's Cersei Lannister. VERDICT Epic worldbuilding with extensive Asian influences, especially Indonesian, meets bold characters and detailed battles across land and sea. Note that scenes of rape and gore may be traumatic for some readers.—Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton

Library Journal

01/07/2019
Initially unlikable yet nuanced characters pursue power or seek to save the world in this middling fantasy novel. When Katerina’s father denies her right to succeed him as emperor because of her gender, the cunning princess murders the prince she’s married off to and seeks her own path to power and glory. This theme of oppression breeding villainous motives recurs in the sorcerer, Mangku, who attacks the small kingdom of Taman and massacres the palace to steal a magical kris, one of the Seven Keys of the Earth. Only the arrogant prince Jun survives and, through the guidance of an elderly servant, is roused to pursue Mangku and reclaim the kris. Political machinations surrounding the wealth gained by trading narcotic obat in the Laut Basar region realistically bring together a variety of cultures recognizably based on those found in China and India, among others. Some incidents of gratuitous sexual violence are off-putting, but Macallan (the Outlaw Chronicles, as Angus Donald) provides steady plot momentum and thrilling battles that pull the reader through to the satisfying conclusion. Agent: Ian Drury, Sheil Land Assoc. (Feb.)

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Praise for Angus Macallan and Gates of Stone

"With tense political drama and rip-roaring action in a fresh and believable Asian-inspired setting, Gates of Stone reads like a collaboration between Joe Abercrombie and James Clavell. Add ancient feuding sorcerers and a queen who would eat Cersei Lannister for breakfast, and you have the makings of an excellent fantasy debut. Angus Macallan is a compelling new voice in epic fantasy."—Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones

"I meant to give Gates of Stone a quick look before I started reading it—and couldn't put it down. Angus Macallan is a brilliant storyteller!"—Taylor Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Destroyermen series

"Macallan . . . has created a solid fantasy debut with a strong yet brutal princess who recalls George R. R. Martin's Cersei Lannister. Epic worldbuilding with extensive Asian influences, especially Indonesian, meets bold characters and detailed battles across land and sea."—Library Journal

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