Shadow And Betrayal
Book One of The Long Price
$83.87
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2010
Summary
In a remote mountain academy, the politically expendable younger sons of the Great Houses study for an extraordinary task. Most will fail, some will die, but the reward for the dedicated few is great: mastery of the andat, and the rank of Poet.
Thanks to these men - part sorcerers, part scholars - the great city-states of the Khaiem enjoy wealth and power beyond measure, and the greatest of them all is Saraykeht: glittering jewel of the Summer Cities. There are those in the world, how…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841496122 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184149612X |
| Author: | Daniel Abraham |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Orbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 430g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 40mm |
| Series: | Long Price |
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There’s something genuinely new here… Fascinating
A compelling, emotionally brutal and edgy fantasy that’s genuinely worthy of comparison with genre heavyweights like George R.R. Martin…exceptionally well-written - SFX
One of the most elegant and engaging fantasies I ve read in years, based on an intriguing, original premise. I eagerly await the remaining volumes in Daniel Abraham’s The Long Price Quartet - Jacqueline CareyIn addition to the creation of an architecturally-perfect fantasy world filled with a fascinating, highly distinctive set of characters, Daniel Abraham has introduced into fantasy one brilliant, stunning new idea, a magic system in which the Word is made Flesh - Walter Jon WilliamsA thoroughly engrossing debut novel from a major new fantasist. A poignant human tale of power, heartbreak, and betrayal - George R.R. Martin[An] impressive first novel… The long outcome should be the addition of Daniel Abraham to the pantheon of major fantasy authors - LocusAbout The Author
Daniel Abraham
Daniel Abraham’s short stories have been nominated for the Nebula award and included in Gardner Dozois’s Year’s Best Science Fiction anthology. He lives in New Mexico with his wife and daughter.
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