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Welcome to Araxes, where getting murdered is just the start of your problems. "¿¿¿¿¿.The writing was smooth, fluid and beautiful at times. It never failed to create an awesome atmosphere."- The Weatherwax Report "¿¿¿¿. Galley has created a fascinating world that feels rife with stories."- Fantasy Book Review "¿¿¿¿. Dark, gory and enthralling."- Cultured Vultures "Unique, fantastic worldbuilding, interesting characters, and much more."- The Fantasy Inn "To say that the concept of Chasing Graves is grimdark would be an understatement... The world building is fantastic and reminiscent of Michael Moorcock's Elric series."- Grimdark Magazine "Dark, tense and surprisingly hilarious."- Demi Harper, Author of God of Gnomes --- Meet Caltro Basalt. He's a master locksmith, a selfish bastard, and as of his first night in Araxes, stone cold dead. They call it the City of Countless Souls, the colossal jewel of the Arctian Empire, and all it takes to be its ruler is to own more ghosts than any other. For in Araxes, the dead do not rest in peace in the afterlife, but live on as slaves for the rich. While Caltro struggles to survive, those around him strive for the emperor's throne in Araxes' cutthroat game of power. The dead gods whisper from corpses, a soulstealer seeks to make a name for himself with the help of an ancient cult, a princess plots to purge the emperor from his armoured Sanctuary, and a murderer drags a body across the desert, intent on reaching Araxes no matter the cost. Only one thing is certain in Araxes: death is just the beginning. --- ABOUT CHASING GRAVESFrom award-winning author Ben Galley comes Chasing Graves - a new dark fantasy trilogy. Inspired by Egyptian mythology and packed with dark humour and action, the Chasing Graves Trilogy is perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie. Set in a world where ghosts are bound as slaves for the rich and powerful, Chasing Graves follows the struggle of multiple characters as they fight to survive or conquer this cutthroat world. This epic fantasy tale of ghosts, sorcery and meddling gods is available in ebook, paperback and audiobook formats. --- MORE BOOKS BY BEN GALLEY (Available in ebook, paperback and audio)Emaneska Series- The Written- Pale Kings- Dead Stars - Part One- Dead Stars - Part Two- No Fairytale Scarlet Star Trilogy- Bloodrush- Bloodmoon- Bloodfeud Standalones- The Heart of Stone- Shards

"Good, strong writing. A solid read." - Mark Lawrence "¿¿¿¿¿. An accomplished coming-of-age story... it deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with all the professionally edited fantasy books released by the major publishers."- Fantasy Book Review WINNER OF THE LIBRARY JOURNAL'S INDIE EBOOK AWARDS 2016 "¿¿¿¿. It's unique, it's highly entertaining, the pacing is superb, and the characters varied and a lot of fun to read about... definitely worth paying attention to."- Bibliotropic BLOGGERS' FAVOURITE OF #SPFBO 2015 "Fantastic world building, a captivating story, unforgettable characters, and a plot that refused to fit in any molds."- Bookworm Blues "¿¿¿¿. An incredibly strong read that fans of fantasy and or westerns should check out. Will appeal a lot to fans of the likes of Neil Gaiman and Jim Butcher."- Fictional Hangout --- When Prime Lord Hark is found in a pool of his own blood, his only son Merion Hark finds his world turned upside down and inside out. The Prime Lord's last will and testament forces Merion west across the Iron Ocean, to the very brink of the Endless Land and all civilisation. To a place they call Wyoming. In the dusty frontier town of Fell Falls, there is no silverware, no servants, no plush velvet nor towering spires. Only dust, danger and the railway. Merion has only one ally to help him escape the torturous heat and unravel the mystery of his father's murder: a faerie warrior named Rhin, and a twelve inch-tall outcast of the fae realm. Revenge and redemption are never easy. There are dark forces at work in Fell Falls, and not just the railwraiths, brigands or the savages. Secrets lurk in Merion's bloodline. Secrets that will redefine the young Hark, and open up a whole world of magic buried by empire and industry. --- ABOUT BLOODRUSHThe first book in the Scarlet Star Trilogy, Bloodrush is a coming-of-age and weird western fantasy set in an alternate 1867. It is a time when steam and clockwork seek to push the boundaries of the known world, even if it means trampling an ancient one. An action-packed mix of western and dark fantasy, Bloodrush is perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman, Jim Butcher, Lila Bowen and Stephen King's Dark Tower. --- MORE BOOKS BY BEN GALLEY (Available in ebook, paperback and audio)Emaneska Series- The Written- Pale Kings- Dead Stars - Part One- Dead Stars - Part Two- No Fairytale Chasing Graves Trilogy- Chasing Graves- Grim Solace- Breaking Chaos Standalones- The Heart of Stone- Shards

The sky is falling.The world trembles beneath it.Emaneska is crying out for a saviour. Somebody is hunting down the Written in the wilds. Murdering and skinning them alive. Who? A mere girl. A girl who was born to rip the stars from the sky and bring them crashing down to earth. The direst enemy Emaneska has ever faced. In the wake of the Battle of Krauslung, the world has changed. For the darker. For the stranger. Magick swells like a storm, spilling from the stunned lips of farmboys and milkmaids, burning spell books to cinders at the lightest of touches. As Krauslung unknowingly balances on a knife-edge, tension mounts. Insidious whispers have begun to spread, drawing new enemies to the surface. Discontent, fear, betrayal... it seems that the girl is not the only enemy Emaneska must face. Who can stand in their way? Will it be a pair of struggling Arkmages, one blind, one Written? An Albion maid, on the cusp of her wedding day? Three shadows of gods? Or will it be a ghost, a bloody rumour, lost in a dark world of murder and bitter memories? One question above all lingers on their lips:Where in Emaneska is Farden? -------------------- Dead Stars - Part One is the third volume in Ben Galley's Emaneska Series, and the first book of its brutally epic two-part finale. Dead Stars - Part One is also available in paperback from all good retailers. If you want to get your hands on the final book in the Series, Dead Stars - Part Two, it's out now in eBook and paperback. You can find Ben on Twitter @BenGalley, on Facebook at /BenGalleyAuthor, or at his website www.bengalley.com.

North, is where the battle will take place. North, is where Farden must go. But to death, to glory, or to both?The Arka have chosen their champion, and now he must lead them to the top of the world - The Spine, where the black mountains belch fire, and where the battle against apocalypse will take place upon the Ice FieldsAs Farden and the others travel north in a warship clad in iron, the Krauslung they leave behind is crumbling. Not under the onslaught of the girl and her daemons, but from within: under the force of greed and poisonous ambition. It seems there are too many battles to fight.Now, with the Sirens silent, the frozen north in uproar, and the responsibility mounting, Emaneska's champion must face a choice. Can he tread the tunnels of Hel to save the world? To save a woman more ghost than alive? To claim the armour he has always longed for? For salvation lies in the hands of a Knight fifteen-hundred years dead, and in the red-gold armour of a certain mage.Salvation lies with Scalussen.

Could you take a child's life to save a world?The Pale Kings are rising. Emaneska's Long Winter remains as bitter as a blade between the ribs. War is fast approaching. Gods and demons are hovering on the horizon. Long-lost revelations arrive to haunt the lives of three men.While Farden the Written mage busies himself digging up his past in the strange deserts of Paraia, the storm-clouds begin to gather for Durnus, Elessi, Cheska, and Modren.Together with Farfallen and his dragon-riders, they must fight to survive against the Long Winter, the vicious machinations of the new Arkmage, and the arrival of something much deadlier than both combined.War, deception, and murder are quickly becoming the only paths to salvation.

An epic Norse fantasy packed with tattooed mages wielding unbridled spells, meddling gods, dragon-riders, and twisted mythology.Only half the recruits that undergo the Ritual survive to become Written mages. Only they can wield the fiercest of magics, to protect the Arka, until either death or the madness takes them.Five scholars of Arfell have been assassinated. A spellbook has gone missing - a powerful summoning manual from the time of elves and fire-born daemons. The Arkmages are running out of time and options, and the world is once again on the brink of war with the Siren dragon-riders. It falls to Farden - one of the Arka's most powerful yet troubled Written mages - to keep Emaneska from falling into chaos.Entangled in a web of lies and politics, Farden is tasked with hunting down the assassin, and recovering the spellbook before it falls into the wrong hands, and the world is cast into shadow. It will mean fighting his way across savage Emaneska and back, a land infested with wyrms, marauders, and betrayal. It will take every fibre of his will, every scrap of magic in his bones, and if he falls, so shall the world.Welcome to Emaneska.