Cold Iron is the next novel by Stina Leicht, author of the Fey and the Fallen duology. This is a brand new flintlock fantasy, to be published by Saga Press, and I must say it looks rather interesting:
Fraternal twins Nels and Suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military and magical dominion in this flintlock epic fantasy debut from a two-time Campbell Award finalist.
Prince Nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient Kainen royal family of Eledore, disregarded as flawed by the king and many others. Only Suvi, his fraternal twin sister, supports him. When Nels is ambushed by an Acrasian scouting party, he does the forbidden for a member of the ruling family: He picks up a fallen sword and defends himself.
Disowned and dismissed to the military, Nels establishes himself as a leader as Eledore begins to shatter under the attack of the Acrasians, who the Kainen had previously dismissed as barbarians. But Nels knows differently, and with the aid of Suvi, who has allied with pirates, he mounts a military offensive with sword, canon, and what little magic is left in the world.
Cold Iron is due to be published in June 2015. I’m rather looking forward to it.
Also on CR: Interview with Stina Leicht (2012)
So looking forward to this. McClellan got me a little hooked on the idea of flintlock romps. Hopefully it delivers!
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Indeed! Also try Django Wexler’s THE THOUSAND NAMES, if you haven’t yet – another good example of flintlock fantasy. 🙂
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He’s on Ye Olde TBR, I’m probably going to read him later this year 😀
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I still have to read the second novel. Want to be caught up for book three later this year.
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