

The Drowning Empire is set on a drifting island chain in the midst of a vast ocean world. We’ll be doing a spoiler-free review of The Bone Shard Emperor in the days leading up to its release on November 23, but in the mean time, here’s a bit of a beginner’s guide. The first novel in the series, The Bone Shard Daughter, was one of the breakout fantasy debuts of 2020, and with good reason: it’s a superb book, filled with excellent characters, fascinating magic, and gut-wrenching twists.


Next Tuesday marks the release of the second book in The Drowning Empire trilogy by Andrea Stewart, The Bone Shard Emperor. 2021 has been a pretty epic year for fantasy books, and it’s about to get a whole lot better.
