Mai Corland

It’s the season for treason… The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined…or sold. And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness―from the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance. They can agree on murder. They can agree on treachery. But for these five killers―each versed in deception, lies, and betrayal―it’s not enough to forge an alliance. To survive, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other…but only one can take the crown. Let the best liar win.

The lies are bigger and the plots more treacherous when your favorite backstabbers return in the mind-blowing sequel to instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Mai Corland's epic fantasy Five Broken Blades**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**PRAISE FOR FIVE BROKEN BLADES:'This dazzling fantasy has it a richly developed world, a captivating ensemble cast, and a twisty, action-packed quest' KAREN MCMANUS, #1 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE OF US IS LYING'Thrilling, addictive, and simply incredible. What a stunning debut!' THEA GUANZON, USA TODAY AND NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HURRICANE WARS'A gripping, unputdownable read that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page!' LYNETTE NONI, #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PRISON HEALER TRILOGY 'The heist had me guessing until the very last page ... I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down!' NISHA J TULI, AUTHOR OF THE TRIAL OF THE SUN QUEEN'(This book is) everything you want in a unlikely group of untrustworthy bad people getting together to pull of an impossible heist (or in this case, an assassination) story' REBECCA ROANHORSE, AUTHOR OF BLACK SUN

CINQUE ASSASSINI SENZA SCRUPOLI. CINQUE MOTIVI PER TRADIRE. METTETE IN DUBBIO OGNI VOSTRA CERTEZZA. Il re dello Yusan deve morire. I cinque criminali più abili del regno sono stati convocati in gran segreto per lavorare insieme a un unico uccidere Joon, l’immortale dio re. In fondo, Joon se l’è cercata. Sotto il suo comando, i nobili prosperano mentre i poveri e gli innocenti vengono imprigionati, torturati… o peggio, venduti. Tutte e cinque le lame assoldate per l’incarico sono ora sulle sue tracce. Tutte e cinque, hanno provato sulla loro pelle le ingiustizie nate dal governo dell’attuale re. Lo sanno bene il picchiatore in cerca di espiazione, la vergine velenosa dal bacio letale che sogna la libertà, e persino il principe ereditario, bandito dal regno per l’atrocità dei suoi crimini. Nessuno può resistere al dolce richiamo della vendetta. Solo insieme possono escogitare piani di omicidio per detronizzare il sovrano con l’inganno. Ma per questi cinque assassini, e per i segreti che custodiscono, formare un’alleanza non basta. Per sopravvivere, devono imparare a fidarsi gli uni degli altri; anche se, alla fine, solo uno potrà avere la corona. MITI E LEGGENDE COREANE S’INTRECCIANO AD AZIONE, AMORI E INGANNI NEL ROMANZO BESTSELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES. SOLO UNO PUÒ AVERE LA CORONA…

Es época de traición... El rey de Yusan debe morir. Los cinco embusteros más peligrosos del país han sido misteriosamente convocados para trabajar juntos con un único objetivo: matar al rey dios Joon. Él se lo ha buscado. Bajo su despiadado mandato inmortal, los nobles prosperan, mientras que los pobres y los inocentes son encarcelados, llevados a la ruina... o vendidos. Y, ahora, cada una de las cinco espadas irá a por él. Todos ellos han saboreado la amargura: tanto el matón a sueldo que busca expiación, como el encantador asesino que busca la libertad, como el príncipe desterrado por la crueldad de sus crímenes. Ninguno puede resistirse al dulce y helado atractivo de la venganza. Pueden acordar cometer un asesinato. Pueden acordar cometer traición. Pero para estos cinco asesinos, todos versados en engaños, mentiras y traiciones, no es suficiente con forjar una alianza. Para sobrevivir, tendrán que hallar la forma de confiar los unos en los otros... aunque solo uno podrá llevarse la corona. Que gane el mejor mentiroso.

Some betrayals cut deeper than blades. The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But after the battle in Quu Harbor, escaping is no longer enough. The most dangerous liars in the four realms have one last mission - return to Yusan and finish what they started. But now a usurper sits on the serpent throne. And he may be more dangerous than the god-king. With three relics of the Dragon Lord in their possession, the Blades will face the might of the four realms. Enemies will become allies. Allies will become traitors. And the ones they love most? They'll be the ones to break them. Grief will carve the Blades into something ruthless and unrecognizable. But only by losing everything can they win this game of kings and crowns.

Król musi umrzeć. Tylko jak zabić nieśmiertelnego? Królestwo Yusanu cierpi pod rządami króla-boga, Joona. Możni bogacą się ponad miarę, biedni cierpią głód i niewolę. Czara goryczy już dawno się przelała. Piątka nieznajomych odpowiada na wezwanie. Są wśród nich najemnik szukający odkupienia, zabójczyni walcząca o wolność, książę wygnany za dawne zbrodnie. Każde z nich jest śmiertelnie niebezpieczne. Każde z nich posługuje się kłamstwem równie sprawnie, co bronią. Każde z nich skrywa własny sekret. By zaspokoić żądzę zemsty, pięcioro kłamców i morderców musi sobie zaufać. Ale po koronę sięgnie tylko jedno z nich. Niech zwycięży najlepszy… Kłamca.