Foreign Devils - Brossura

Jacobs, John Hornor

Brossura

ISBN 10: 057512377X ISBN 13: 9780575123779

Casa editrice: Gollancz, 2015

Riassunto

The world is on the brink of war.

Fisk and Shoe - mercenaries, very much not wanting to get caught in the middle of a political whirlwind - must deliver a very important message, and find a very dangerous man. They have caught the eye of the powerful men of the world, and now the stakes are higher than they like.

And the Emperor has decreed that Livia Cornelius, pregnant with Fisk's child, must travel to the far lands of the Autumn Lords on a diplomatic mission. It will mean crossing half the world, and facing new dangers. And in the end, she will uncover the shocking truth at the heart of the Autumn Lords' Empire.

A truth which will make the petty politics of war and peace unimportant, and will change the world.

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Recensione:

One of the most compelling things about the fantasy genre is the sense that it gives of other realities existing a mere hair's breadth from our own...Foreign Devils is an especially adept example of this (Daily Mail)

'One part ancient Rome, two parts wild west, one part Faust. A pinch of Tolkien, of Lovecraft, of Dante. This is strange alchemy, a recipe I've never seen before. I wish more books were as fresh and brave as this' (Patrick Rothfuss Gollancz)

'It's here that The Incorruptibles gets good. Great, I'd go so far as to say. Now that the stakes have been made plain, our heroes' real responsibilities revealed, and the overarching conflict at least alluded to, Jacobs' novel properly kicks off. What follows is grim and gripping, surprising and exciting, tense and tremendously well-told, too.' (Niall Alexcander Tor.com)

"One of the most compelling things about the fantasy genre is the sense it gives of other realities existing a mere hair's breadth from our own...Foreign Devils is an especially adept example of this... brutal, beautiful tale." (The Daily Mail)

Picking up where 'The Incorruptibles' left off, 'Foreign Devils' is a fast paced ride through a rough and dangerous world...'Foreign Devils' is one hell of a ride - pun fully intended - and I can't wait to see where Jacobs takes us next. (Forbidden Planet International)

For all of Foreign Devils' magic, mystery and monsters, it's a novel about people, and how they react to forces beyond their control and the machinations of those in power... and it's precisely this personal perspective that keeps the book endlessly captivating. (Starburst Magazine)

John Hornor Jacobs has build an amazingly rich world with both lovable and hateable characters that is just downright awesome. (The Book Plank)

Descrizione del libro:

Sequel to the critically acclaimed THE INCORRUPTIBLES - new lands, new wars, new dangers.

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• Editore: Gollancz
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 057512377X
• ISBN 13: 9780575123779
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480