Fall of Light: The Second Book in the Kharkanas Trilogy

Steven Erikson

ISBN 10: 0593062191 / ISBN 13: 9780593062197

Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2016

Before the Malazan Empire, there was a time that set the stage for all those tales yet to be told . . . The winter is bitter. Civil war threatens Kurald Galain for the warrior Urusanders army has begun its march on the city of Kharkanas. Led by the ruthless Hunn Raal, it intends to cast aside Mother Darks consort, Draconus, and set Urusander himself on the throne beside the Living Goddess. Those who would stand in the way of the rebels lie scattered and weakened leaderless since Anomander went in search of an estranged brother. In his stead, Silchas Ruin resolves to gather the Houseblades of the Highborn families to him, and to resurrect the legendary Hust Legion, but time is not on his side. Far to the west, an unlikely army musters. It seeks an enemy without form, in a place none can find. And yet Hoods call has been heard and the long-abandoned city of Omtose Phellack is now home to a rabble of new arrivals: Dog-Runners from the south, Jheck warriors, and blue-skinned strangers from across the Western Sea have come to offer Hood their swords. From the distant mountains and isolated valleys of the North, Thel Akai arrive to pledge themselves in this seemingly impossible war. Soon, they will set forth with weapons drawn under the banners of the living in pursuit of Death itself. Such events presage chaos, and now magic bleeds into this realm. Unconstrained, mysterious and savage, it begins to run loose and wild and following its scent, seeking the places of wounding and hurt new and ancient entities gather. In a world becoming rotten with sorcery, can honour truly exist? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR007577240

Riassunto:

The international bestselling author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen continues his new epic fantasy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, in this dark, enthralling, all-embracing new novel of war and betrayal, dark sorcery and ancient gods set in the world before the Malazan Empire.

Informazioni sull?autore: Steven Erikson is an archaeologist and anthropologist – and the author of one of the defining works of Epic Fantasy: ‘The Malazan Book of the Fallen’, which has been hailed ‘a masterwork of the imagination’. The first novel in this astonishing ten book series, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. He has also written a number of novellas set in the same fantasy world and Willful Child, an affectionate parody of a long-running science fiction television series. Forge of Darkness begins the Kharkanas Trilogy – a series which takes readers back to the origins of the Malazan world. Fall of Light continues this epic tale.
Steven Erikson lives in Victoria, Canada.

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Titolo: Fall of Light: The Second Book in the ...
Casa editrice: Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good