INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BECKONS.
SPIRITUAL CATASTROPHE LOOMS.
AND THE EMPIRE OF THE WOLF TEETERS ON THE BRINK
The true horror of the Great Silence has been revealed. As nation after nation succumbs to the mind-plague and Sova scrambles to enlist help from across the globe, Ambassador Renata Rainer has been given a simple task: save the world.
While she travels to the Principality of Casimir to enlist the help of the Empire’s oldest enemy, Lieutenant Peter Kleist returns to the haunted forests of the New East to search for ancient answers—and finally confront the terrible fate that awaits him. In their wake, a task force of engineers, soldiers, and arcane experts will try and unpick the final secrets of the Great Silence—on both sides of the mortal plane.
But time is running out. Count Lamprecht von Oldenburg has returned to the capital, armed with a terrible vision and enough madness to see it through. Those who stand in his way face a simple choice: join the revolution, or die.
As the world tips towards chaos, all paths converge on the Eye of the Sea, where the fabric of reality wears thin – and where the Empire of the Wolf must confront the most terrible enemy it has ever known.
The series
The Great Silence is a dark epic fantasy trilogy by Richard Swan, set in a world where an age of industry and exploration is beginning to transform the balance of power. The Empire of the Wolf, once sustained by blood and conquest, now looks toward commerce, innovation, and the promise of unprecedented prosperity. But beneath this vision of progress lies a terrible uncertainty. Sorcery and ancient magical practices have been outlawed, yet an ominous prophecy warns of a catastrophe that no amount of wealth or technological advancement may be able to prevent.
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As unsettling events threaten the foundations of the empire, figures including Renata Rainer, an ambitious ambassadorial aide, find themselves drawn into a struggle that reaches far beyond politics and national borders. Ancient mysteries, forbidden knowledge, and the growing shadow of supernatural disaster challenge a civilization convinced that it has outgrown its darkest traditions.
Beginning with Grave Empire, the trilogy blends flintlock fantasy, political intrigue, religious horror, and apocalyptic dread, exploring what happens when humanity's faith in progress collides with forces older and more terrifying than the empires it has built.
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