Book 2 (of 4) of The Dandelion Dynasty.
One of Time magazine’s “100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time” 2020.
From the publisher:
The much anticipated sequel to The Grace of Kings, which NPR called “A magnificent fantasy epic,” returns with Kuni Garu, now known as Emperor Ragin, running the archipelago kingdoms of Dara and struggling to maintain progress while serving the demands of the people.
But when an unexpected invasion force from the far distant east known as the Lyucu Empire comes to shores of Dara, chaos erupts from fear.Emperor Ragin cannot go and lead Dara against the threat himself as he has a recently healed empire fraying at its weakest seams, as conflict within rival faction, even with the Emperor’s own family threaten the raw peace that he has established.
Amidst traitorous rebellion and false accusations the emperor’s grown children rise to face the invaders, some with armies, and one with the guile and savvy intuition to empower the unlikely genius that surrounds her, his eldest daughter Théra.
The Wall of Storms is a breathtaking sequel that builds with a towering diversity of action and tragedy that embodies the best of epic fantasy.
There’s also the audiobook version, again narrated by master narrator Michael Kramer. Listen to an excerpt here.
If you’re interested in excerpts, reviews, essays, and interviews about the book, you can check out this round up on the blog.
Praise for The Wall of Storms
This tale of divided loyalties, deadly ambition, and “silkpunk” technology delivers enough excitement and sense of wonder to enchant any fan of epic fantasy.
– Publishers Weekly starred review
…one of the greatest novels I’ve read.
– Peter Tieryas writing for Entropy
This absorbing fantasy, influenced by Chinese history yet utterly fresh, gets better as it marches along. Despite its length, fans of epic fantasy will devour this story and be clamoring for the next entry.
– Megan M. McArdle writing for Library Journal starred review
It surpasses The Grace of Kings in every way, by every conceivable metric, and is — astonishingly — perfectly readable as a standalone. I loved it so much that I’d go so far as to say if you were intimidated by the size and scope of The Grace of Kings, you needn’t wait on reading it to dive into this one.
– Amal El-Mohtar writing for NPR
Maps
The Wall of Storms was intended to be read with a pair of maps by your side. The maps are not merely “extras” to the book, but integral to it. I made my own maps for the book before even writing it, and based on those, Saga generously commissioned professional maps from Robert Lazzaretti. Depending on your ebook reader, you may find the maps that came with your purchase hard to read. Thus, I’ve made all the maps available here so that you can enjoy the book as it was meant to be experienced.
| My Maps (north = top) |
Maps by Robert Lazzaretti for Saga (north = right) |
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List of Major Characters
For audiobook listeners, it may be helpful to have the list of major characters around as reference. I’ve reproduced the one from the print version here.