Demon King Format:Paperback and Shaun Mason is having

and Shaun Mason is having a bad day

you won't find a better exploration of that state than Charles Stross's new collection

But now the unthinkable is happening: the ancient wards securing the border have begun to erode - and the monstrous creatures imprisoned there are poised to spill forth

Only one thing could unite a land wracked with such mistrust

'Clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the year' Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Demon King Format:Paperback and Shaun Mason is havingTen years ago, General Damastes pledged eternal loyalty to the wizard Tenedos, and to the seer's vision of a unified, peaceful Numantia. Tenedos became emperor, but peace never came. Now Tenedos has amassed an army of millions, preparing for war against a kingdom far larger, more powerful, more magical than Numantia. And when Damastes tries to stop the apocalypse, he will uncover the dark truth about the bargain the Seer King made to gain an empire.