Antonia Hodgson

After twenty-four years on the throne, it is time for Bersun the Brusque, emperor of Orrun, to bring his reign to an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders will compete to replace him....

Late spring, 1728, and Thomas Hawkins has left London for the wild beauty of Yorkshire - forced on a mission he can't refuse....

London, 1727 - and Tom Hawkins is about to fall from his heaven of card games, brothels, and coffeehouses to the hell of a debtors' prison....

A young, well-dressed man is dragged through the streets of London to the gallows at Tyburn. The crowds jeer and curse as he passes, calling him a murderer....

Autumn, 1728. Life is good for Thomas Hawkins and Kitty Sparks. But when Tom is set upon by a street gang, he discovers there's a price on his head....

Envolons-nous jusqu'à l'empire d'Orrun, où, après vingt-quatre ans de paix, le règne de Bersun doit prendre fin. Il revient à Neema Kraa, l'étrange et brillante Érudite de l'empereur, de démasquer le coupable avant la fin des épreuves.

Antonia Hodgson joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios....