Heart of Granite (Blood & Fire) - Softcover

James Barclay is the author of the Chronicles of the Raven and Legends of the Raven series, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The Raven saga came to a conclusion with the stunning Ravensoul. He also penned the epic fantasy duology The Ascendants of Estorea and completed an Elves trilogy: Elves: Once Walked With Gods, Elves: Rise of the Tai'Gethen and Elves: Beyond the Mists of Katura. James Barclay lives in Teddington with his wife and two children. Find out more on his website, www.jamesbarclay.com, or follow @barculator on Twitter.

Barclay does dragons the way dragons should be: fire-breathing death-from-above terror machines; the only things more badass are the people who ride them * Stephen Deas * Barclay is one of our story-telling gems; he's given us a hard-biotech future set in an all-too believable worn out world, where exotic part-alien creatures have replaced military hardware. Intense action scenes with dogfighting dragons flown by elegantly flawed pilots, and manipulated by devious politicians meant I read this in one sitting. And best of all is the Heart Of Granite itself, an astonishing battle behemoth that would make Godzilla run away with his tail between his legs. * Peter F. Hamilton * With Heart of Granite, Barclay presents us with an original character driven, action packed adventure with an intriguing premise. It is the summer blockbuster that you wish they'd make. * Gavin G Smith * Has all the action of a war movie and the intrigue of a thriller. Fine, fine entertainment! * Edward Cox * An intelligent read, with all the depth and detail you could ever want! * ALWAYS TRUST IN BOOKS * Truly excellent heroic fantasy * SciFi Now * James Barclay is the Sergio Leone of the genre * SFX * Barclay writes novels that you want to read again and again * David Gemmell * A real treat, a new series you really can't afford to miss. * FALCATA TIMES * A book with heart that lovers of futuristic action-stories will love. * SFF WORLD * If you're looking for fast-paced dragon-flavoured action with a whole heap of heart, then look no further. * THE ELOQUENT PAGE * Pure pulp nonsense, but utterly compelling. * SFX * Barclay does dragons the way dragons should be: fire-breathing death-from-above terror machines; the only things more badass are the people who ride them * Stephen Deas * a stunning blend of fantasy and scifi... I cannot recommend this book highly enough. * PARMENION BOOKS * Barclay is one of our story-telling gems; he's given us a hard-biotech future set in an all-too believable worn out world, where exotic part-alien creatures have replaced military hardware. Intense action scenes with dogfighting dragons flown by elegantly flawed pilots, and manipulated by devious politicians meant I read this in one sitting. And best of all is the Heart Of Granite itself, an astonishing battle behemoth that would make Godzilla run away with his tail between his legs. * Peter F. Hamilton *