For the first time ever, The Empire Princess Omnibus collects four beloved fantasy novels from bestselling author Graham Diamond
‘An excellent story … absorbing … keeps one reading on eagerly.’ Andre Norton
The Empire Princess Omnibus includes:
Lady of the Haven, the gripping first instalment in the Haven quadrilogy.
Beautiful, daring Anastasia, known as Stacy, is of noble birth. But she discarded a life of suitors and servants to live in the lush forest of the Haven.
Embracing her adventurous nature, she suddenly leaves her life in the Haven to set out on a dangerous journey.
But soon, as she arrives at the besieged ancient city of Satra, Stacy must employ all of her training in the Haven if she is to survive and save the lives of her companions.
Dungeons of Kuba
Their land is in peril. Power has been snatched from the hands of the Empire Princess by the maniacal Sigried.
The Empire’s great fleet had set sail in search of a legendary treasure island, Kuba, leaving the Haven unprotected. A portentous vision meant the fleet had been tricked by a treacherous enemy to force Stacy, the Empire Princess, to confront her sometime friend and now arch-enemy Sigried in the faraway and mysterious land of Kuba, a dark and forbidding place.
Darkness awaits her, but she must lead her people to victory if she is able to overcome her tyrannical foe.
The Falcon of Eden
The Falcon of Eden is a revered relic of the Russak nation, a bejeweled golden statue that has been lost for centuries.
Stacy, the Lady of the Haven and Princess of the Empire, needs the Russaks as allies. To gain their cooperation, she is forced into a quest for their legendary bird.
But Stacy and her small band of intrepid balloonists do not realize how far their sky journey will lead: to a strange fantasy civilization at the top of the world…
The Beasts of Hades
From the tranquil forests of the Haven, a small and gentle rabbit brings a message.
The peace of the empire is now threatened by vicious creatures, maddened with blood-lust. And in their violent wake, there is an unearthly creature: not animal, not man.
With her trusted wolf at her side, and the small rabbit as a guide, Stacy the Empire Princess begins a hellish descent far beneath the forest.
In a subterranean world of fire and brimstone lives the true enemy.
The Empire Princess Omnibus is an action-packed fantasy collection taking you deep into the lush and dangerous world of the Haven.
Praise for Graham Diamond’s The Haven:
‘The Haven is a superb creation and I have been recommending it to all. The Haven stories are a wonderful experience’ — Andre Norton
‘Graham Diamond has written a novel that stands out and dares to be different.’ Rising Shadow
Graham Diamond began writing as a fantasy and science fiction author. He was born in Manchester, England, but was raised in New York City. He is best known for books such as The Haven, Lady of the Haven, The Thief of Kalimar, Slack Midnight, Chocolate Lenin and Forest Wars.
In 2015 Venture Press Ltd, UK contracted to reissue seven of Graham Diamond's most noted titles. Among them was THE HAVEN, Diamond's renown cult classic. Others include the EMPIRE PRINCESS series: LADY OF THE HAVEN; DUNGEONS OF KUBA, THE FALCON OF EDEN, THE BEASTS OF HADES. In addition, the two part SAMARKAND and SAMARKAND DAWN were released to new worldwide audiences.
Graham Diamond began writing as a fantasy and science fiction author. He was born in Manchester, England, after World War II, and his family moved to the United States when he was a young child. He was raised in New York City, on the Upper West Side, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art. He attended CCNY in NY, and the Art Students League of New York.
He worked for the New York Times as a production manager in Editorial Art for many years. He has also taught creative writing in New York and California.
When I first started this book I expected it to be more of a Tolkien-esque high fantasy. Instead it's more along the lines of classic adventure stories: think Indiana Jones and John Carter. It was an enjoyable read, though at times it seemed like later books forgot things that had happened earlier. I'd recommend it to anyone fan of fantasy and adventure.
Just an interesting quite well crafted story at first. All the required elements of a fantasy are there but somehow a bit slow even the heroine seemed to agree. Then the fourth part bursts onto the scene and held me spell bound until I'd finished. I bet there's still another book in there though just to tidy things up.
This is the tale of a girl that grew up in two words, she is raised by her parents and the wolves of the forest. I love the characters in this series. It was hard to put down. Good read.