The Hand Of The Sun King: Pact And Pattern (book 1)

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A captivating epic of conflicted loyalties and dangerous ambition Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author

Brilliantly told and immediately engrossing, filled with magic, mistakes, and their merciless consequences Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

An exciting new voice in epic fantasy SFX

This is one of the best debuts I ve ever read Novel Notions

My name is Wen Alder. My name is Foolish Cur.

All my life, I have been torn between two legacies: my father s, whose family trace their roots back to the right hand of the Emperor. My mother s, whose family want to bring the Empire to its knees.

I can choose between them - between the safety of empire or the freedom of rebellion - or I can seek out a better path . . . one filled with magic and secrets, unbound by suffocating legacy, but one which could shake my world to its very foundation.

For my quest will bring me face to face with the gods themselves. And they have been watching. Waiting to make their move . . .

The first book in the Pact and Pattern series. Fans of Robin Hobb, Brandon Sanderson s Mistborn and R.F. Kuang s The Poppy War will love the magic running through every page.

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J.T. Greathouse is about to take Patrick Rothfuss s crown Mike Shackle

A coming-of-age narrative with the energy of a modern fantasy and the gravity of a classic M.L. Wang

Entertaining, richly imaginative and full of conflict Anna Stephens

An absolute triumph The Fantasy Hive

A staggering fantasy debut FanFiAddict

About the Author

J.T. Greathouse has been writing fantasy and science fiction since he was eleven years old. He holds a BA in history and philosophy with a minor in Asian studies as well as a Master s in Teaching from Whitworth University, and spent four months of intensive study in Chinese language and culture at Minzu University of China in Beijing. The Hand of the Sun King was his first novel. His short fiction has appeared, often as Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis, in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Writers of the Future 34, Deep Magic, Orson Scott Card s Intergalactic Medicine Show, and elsewhere. He currently lives in Spokane, Washington with his wife Hannah and several overflowing bookshelves.