The Orb of Cairado

Grim Oak Press is pleased to present Katherine Addison’s The Orb of Cairado published by Subterranean Press.  The Orb of Cairado will be printed in two colors throughout, with illustrated endpapers,chapter head illustrations and a full-color wrap around dust jacket by Tom Canty.

About the Book:

Set in the world of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee The Goblin Emperor, The Orb of Cairado offers an unlikely hero in historian Ulcetha Zhorvena.

Five years ago, Ulcetha was studying at the University of Cairado, working his way toward becoming a scholar first-class in the Department of History. Then a prize artifact disappeared and Ulcetha, deftly framed, was kicked out. Now he works for a crooked importer, using his knowledge of elven history to write provenances for the fake artifacts Salathgarad sells.

When the airship Wisdom of Choharo explodes, killing the emperor and three of his four sons, it takes with it Ulcetha’s best friend, Mara Lilana. But Mara leaves behind a puzzle—the one thing Ulcetha can’t resist. And the puzzle leads Ulcetha back to the Department of History…and maybe the chance to clear his name.

Limited: 1000 signed numbered hardcover copies