Daniel Polansky – Those Below

Those Below
Author: Daniel Polansky
Series: The Empty Throne #2
Publishing date: 25 February 2016
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Status: to-read

For centuries humanity has served Those Above, god-like Eternals who rule from their cloud-capped mountain-city.

They built a civilization of unimagined beauty and unchecked viciousness.

They thought themselves invincible.

They were wrong.

The story that began in Those Above comes to an explosive conclusion in this unforgettable battle for the hearts and minds of the human race.

Daniel Polansky – Those Above

Those Above
Author: Daniel Polansky
Series: The Empty Throne #1
Publishing date: 26 February 2015
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Status: to-read

They enslaved humanity three thousand years ago. Tall, strong, perfect, superhuman and near immortal they rule from their glittering palaces in the eternal city in the centre of the world. They are called Those Above by their subjects. They enforce their will with fire and sword.

Twenty five years ago mankind mustered an army and rose up against them, only to be slaughtered in a terrible battle. Hope died that day, but hatred survived. Whispers of another revolt are beginning to stir in the hearts of the oppressed: a woman, widowed in the war, who has dedicated her life to revenge; the general, the only man to ever defeat one of Those Above in single combat, summoned forth to raise a new legion; and a boy killer who rises from the gutter to lead an uprising in the capital.