Eridani's Crown
by Alex Shvartsman
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Pub Date Oct 22 2019 | Archive Date Aug 31 2019
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Description
CURSED BY PROPHECY. CORRUPTED BY POWER.
When Eridani's parents are murdered and their kingdom is seized by a traitorous duke, she plans to run. After she suffers yet another unendurable loss, the lure of revenge pulls her back.
Eridani's brilliance as a strategist offers her a path to vengeance and the throne, but success may mean becoming everything she hates. To survive, she must sway religious zealots, outwit ambitious politicians, and confront bloodthirsty warlords, all with few allies and fewer resources. Yet the most menacing obstacle she must overcome is the prophecy uttered by a powerful sorceress:
Everyone you know and trust will come to betray you.
A Note From the Publisher
York. He's the winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction and a two-time
finalist (2015 and 2017) for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Writing.
His short stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, Intergalactic
Medicine Show, and a variety of other magazines and anthologies. His previously published books
are steampunk humor novella H.G. Wells, Secret Agent, and short story collections: Explaining
Cthulu to Grandma and The Golem of Deneb Seven.
In addition to the UFO series, he has edited the The Cackle of Cthulhu, Humanity 2.0,
Funny Science Fiction, Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic and Dark Expanse:
Surviving the Collapse anthologies. His website is www.alexshvartsman.com.
Advance Praise
With a world as intricate as the titular magical artifact and a cast of characters as morally complex as figures from real history, Eridani’s Crown is a nuanced examination of the drive to acquire power and its distorting influence on our ideals. This epic fantasy will have you turning the pages deep into the night and move you in the manner only the grandest of tragedies can. — Ken Liu, Hugo Award-winning author of The Grace of Kings
A gripping tale of empire and conquest and the crumbling of good intentions in the pursuit of power. Shvartsman takes all your expectations and turns them on their head. — David Walton, Campbell Award-winning author of Three Laws Lethal
Neither grimdark nor heroic, Eridani's Crown is a unique mix, with just as much heart as it has pitiless depiction of human failings and foibles. — Charles E. Gannon, Nebula and Dragon Award-nominated author of Marque of Caine
Marketing Plan
Social media campaign utilizing UFO Publishing channels established over 8 years of publication
Launch event at Capclave
Paid advertising on Goodreads, Amazon, BookBub, and Facebook
Promotion via mailing lists, advertising in Future SF and online venues
ARCs mailed to all major review sites and provided to bloggers and reviewers
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780999269015 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
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