The Silver Road
Cover design by Elizabeth Diaz
The Silver Road is my first novel and was published by Penguin Australia in 2006.
The book was launched by Trent Jamieson in Brisbane and by Margo Lanagan in Melbourne with these comments:
The Silver Road is a fantasy. It is set in one of the most attractive and carefully constructed worlds you are ever likely to explore, echoing of India and the Middle East and yet with its own integrity.
The full range of characters you know and love from the fantasy tradition is here: evil kings, lost heirs, warriors male and female, but these are people you haven’t met before, struggling in a net of political intrigue so intricately woven, I’m in awe of the clarity of Grace’s mind. That she has sustained this novel, that she’s pulled off this feat of world-building, plot-making and character creation in such fine style, is cause for celebration, and I invite you to raise your glasses to Grace, and The Silver Road.
The first chapter is available here.
From the back cover:
In the peasant village of Obrel, Zuven, a young foundling, wants nothing more than to devote her life to religious service. But there’s a mystery to Zuven’s past. Something that others have taken great lengths to keep from her…
Far from Obrel, the noblewoman Yelela defies her family by training to become a soldier. She enrols in a military school in the capital, and there uncovers the Righteous Arrow, a secret society plotting to overthrow the king.
Haga, champion swordsman and son of a powerful baron, has dedicated his life to the Righteous Arrow’s cause. But when Zuven runs away, he despairs of ever seeing their plans fulfilled.
As their journeys diverge and intertwine, as battles are fought and corruptions are exposed, each will learn that destiny is a compelling force… but not even destiny can overcome the individual.
By Dawn Kimberling, 2005
My friend writer and artist Dawn Kimberling did this painting inspired by the book.
In spite of popular demand, I have no intention of writing a sequel.
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