Empire Rising - Rilegato

Barone, Sam

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0060892463 ISBN 13: 9780060892463

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2007

Riassunto

An epic sequel to Dawn of Empire depicts a war-torn Mesopotamia of 3157 B.C. wherein the bandit Korthac plots with the rogue Ariamus to conquer the seemingly impregnable city of Akkad by winning the trust of its ruler's wife. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Never boring...the setting is convincingly rendered, and the characters--heroes and villains--are sharply drawn.” (Publishers Weekly)

“EMPIRE RISING is a winner from the first page to the last. Highly recommended.” (John Lescroart)

“Barone knows his stuff and writes fluently of life, love, and war.” (John Lescroart)

“If Bernard Cornwell and Diana Gabaldon decided to collaborate on a novel, the result would be something like this.” (Arizona Republic)

“Equal parts history lesson, love story and war saga, Barone’s first historical will have readers turning pages.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Beautifully imagined and researched adventure, with terrific action!” (Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author)

“[A] wonderful book! Big, passionate, powerful, epic...sheer story-telling prowess. I couldn’t put it down!” (--John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of THE HUNT CLUB)

“[A] compelling first novel ...Readers will find it hard to put down this dramatic tale of conflict.” (Library Journal)

L'autore:

Sam Barone was born and raised in New York City. He spent thirty years designing and developing software, and began writing seriously after his retirement. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060892463
• ISBN 13: 9780060892463
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 465