Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring Andrew Beardmore for his latest release, Cold Sanctuary.
Book: Cold Sanctuary
Author: Andrew Beardmore
Publication Date: 18 March 2025
Pages: 555 pages
Publisher: Ryelands Books (imprint of Halsgrove Publishing)
Genre: Epic historical fantasy
Available in: paperback, eBook (Kindle) and also available on Google Play and Apple Books
For Readers Who Enjoyed: The Strains of Malice (Book One of The Nessemiah). Many reviewers (including LoveReading) compare The Nessemiah to A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) whilst Literary Titan compared to Frank Herbert’s Dune, and BookViral compared to Robin Hobb, Raymond E. Feist, and Tad Williams.
Book Video: Promotional video on YouTube
About the Book
Book two of the gripping new historical fantasy series, The Nessemiah.
Is anywhere on Thera safe from Nessemi? Or the hell that lies beyond?
“I’m afraid there are good and bad everywhere, Emilya. It’s a fact of life that wherever you look, there are strains of malice.”
Emilya and Jake have separated to increase their chances of avoiding capture and execution for a crime they have not committed. While Jake and infamous highwayman, Harry Black, lead Prince Magnus a merry dance across Glennad, Emilya has landed in even greater peril at Kifsel Place Monastery, where amongst the peace-loving monks, there are others with sinister motives.
Meanwhile, unaware that their governments are preparing for deadly Nessemi, matters deteriorate for our other northern islanders at the hands of murderous smugglers, scorned exes, and ruthless Abolitionists. Four hundred leagues south, the Theran Empire is also preparing for Nessemi – by rolling out diversions on a massive and brutal scale. As well as the demographic cleansing that is Expurgatio, Emperor Calidius is also driving the deaths of thousands in Liatia’s fighting pits – where former Demonacian general, Draxaelen, battles to stay alive. But little does Drax know that time is running out for his revenge; in fact, time is running out for everyone.
You can find Cold Sanctuary here
Amazon UK | Amazon.com | Amazon.in | Goodreads
Praise for the Book
“These books continue to remind me of A Song of Ice and Fire, with a deadly looming threat overshadowing peril and conflict in the lives of our characters. Beardmore knows when to finish a book leaving you asking questions and keen to discover more.“
– Love Reading
– onlinebookclub.org
“Beardmore is a fantastic storyteller with a penchant for meticulous details. He crafts a world so humanistically flawed and tremendously intriguing.“
About the Author
Andrew Beardmore
Andrew Beardmore is the award-winning author of the four-book epic fantasy series, The Nessemiah.
The series commenced with Book One, The Strains of Malice, described by one reviewer as “a sweeping and sophisticated debut to a historical fantasy series that merges human frailty, political intrigue, and cosmic mystery into one masterfully interwoven tale.”
Meanwhile, professional media reviewers constantly compare The Nessemiah series to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Frank Herbert’s Dune.
In terms of accolades, The Strains of Malice has recently won the Literary Titan Gold Award in April 2026 and BookViral’s Golden Quill Award in May 2026, while Cold Sanctuary followed suit, winning the Literary Titan Gold Award in May 2026 and the BookViral Golden Quill Award in June2026.
You can find author Beardmore here:
Author website | Goodreads | YouTube channel | News story | India teaching website | Above full interview on YouTube | AB books on the UK’s leading bookstore, Waterstones
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