Summary
The World is ending. One by one the mighty cities are falling: to earthquakes, to flood and to raiders - on both land and sea. In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle, a mouthpiece of the gods. Daughter of a slave plundered from fallen Troy, she was chosen as a child to serve the Lady of the Dead, and it is her fate to counsel kings. When nine black ships appear as foretold in her dreams, captained by an exiled Trojan prince, Gull must make her choice. She must decide between her sacred…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841496993 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841496995 |
| Author: | Jo Graham |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Orbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 311g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 27mm |
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Haunting and bittersweet, lush and vivid, this extraordinary story has lived with me since I first read it - Naomi Novik
About The Author
Jo Graham
Jo Graham works in Washington, DC, where she is the executive director of a partisan non-profit organization. Since 1992 she has worked in politics in a variety of roles, including polling, campaign finance, and grassroots campaign organising. Black Ships is her debut novel.
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