ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anthony Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven's Shadow novels, including Blood Song, Tower Lord and Queen of Fire, and the Draconis Memoria novels, including The Waking Fire and The Legion of Flame. He lives in London, where he is at work on his next book.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ryan, Anthony, author.
Title: The empire of ashes / Anthony Ryan.
Description: First edition. | New York : Ace, 2018. | Series: The Draconis memoria ; book 3
Identifiers: LCCN 2017046781 | ISBN 9781101987933 (hardback) | ISBN 9781101987940 (ebook)
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Fantasy / Epic. | GSAFD: Fantasy fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6118.Y3523 E47 2018 | DDC 823/.92—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017046781
First Edition: July 2018
Cover design by Judith Lagerman
Cover illustration by Leesha Hannigan; additional illustration and photography by iStockphoto and Shutterstock
Cover and interior maps by Anthony Ryan
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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