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""The Mercy Makers is a glorious web of political intrigue, stunning world building, and sharp plotting that combines a merciless empire built upon the pain of the prisoned, love, ambition, sacrifice, truth, and magic--the start of a series truly intricate in its design and meticulously woven."" --Ai Jiang, author of A Palace Near the Wind ""Simultaneously intricate and emotional, The Mercy Makers is a deeply intriguing story that highlights Gratton's exceptional talent for world building. I fell in love with Iriset and her complexities, and I can't wait for the next installment in this epic romantasy trilogy!"" --Rebecca Robinson, author of The Serpent and the Wolf ""The Mercy Makers manages to be both lush and tight, with characters who are strange and original, sexy and intriguing, plus an amazingly detailed and precise world. Tessa Gratton can basically do anything!""--Ellen Kushner, author of Swordspoint ""Gratton's novels have both style and substance, pure delight and profound depths. This new work is no exception. Taut with barely-balanced tensions, and alight with glorious epiphanies, every part of The Mercy Makers shows that God is in the detail.""--Karen Lord, author of The Blue, Beautiful World ""Gratton always writes with such marvelous intention. The Mercy Makers is a must read for fantasy fans who love expansive worlds crafted with care and precision.""--Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy ""The Mercy Makers is a beautiful, elegant, passionate novel--as intricate and beguiling as a spider's web. And just like a spider's web, I was trapped in its immaculate design--happily so. Tessa Gratton kept me guessing, kept me hooked... and kept me wanting more. I can't wait for book two! A triumph and a delight from start to finish."" --Antonia Hodgson, author of The Raven Scholar ""Sinking into the pages of The Mercy Makers is like being immersed in a wondrous lucid dream. The atmosphere is a tantalizing blend of the familiar and the strange, laced with a vivid sensuality that invites the reader to forge new connections at every turn."" --Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of Kushiel's Dart ""With deftness, nuance, and sensuality, The Mercy Makers unfolds the vast intricate structures that uphold religion and empire--expertly balancing one of the coolest magic systems of the decade, twists that had me gasping out loud, gloriously messy relationships, and the soaring ambition of the architectural genius at its heart. Immersive, riveting, and sexy as hell."" --P. H. Low, Locus- and Rhysling-nominated author of These Deathless Shores Praise for Tessa Gratton: ""Gratton takes Shakespeare to the sharpest, darkest, and most beautiful edge, perhaps where it should've existed all along."" --Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times Bestselling author of The Belles, on The Queens of Innis Lear ""I adore this--rich, epic, blood-soaked--a glorious and grand sweeping fantasy."" --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun, on The Queens of Innis Lear ""The Queens of Innis Lear is a spectacular book. This is a story about family and love, jealousy and destiny, with its roots in the earth and stretching to the stars. Beautifully written, it's full of complex characters who will break your heart and heal it again. An instant favorite, this is a book I'll return to again and again."" --Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians ""The wondrous worldbuilding, strong female leads, and plot filled with regicide, regrets, prophecies, and magic create an intricate and layered story of honor, family, and love."" --Library Journal on Lady Hotspur (starred review) ""Thrilling, heartwarming, and original, Lady Hotspur is a glorious epic."" --Karen Lord, author of Redemption in Indigo

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Tessa Gratton is the New York Times bestselling author of adult and YA SFF novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Otherwise Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Though she has lived all over the world, she currently resides at the edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife.

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