9780593061275 - A Gathering of Ravens di Oden, Scott (2 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Beowulf meets The Lord of the Rings meets Bernard Cornwell in an epic novel of vengeance, faith and the power of myth. To the Danes, he is skraelingr; to the English, he is orcneas; to the Irish, he is fomoraig. He is Corpse-maker and Life-quencher, the Bringer of Night, the Son of the Wolf and Brother of the Serpent. He is Grimnir, and he is the last of his kindthe last in a long line of monsters who have plagued humanity since the Elder Days. Drawn from his lair by a thirst for vengeance against the Dane who slew his brother, Grimnir emerges into a world thats changed. A new faith has arisen. The Old Ways are dying, and their followers retreating into the shadows; even still, Grimnirs vengeance cannot be denied. Taking a young Christian hostage to be his guide, Grimnir embarks on a journey that takes him from the hinterlands of Denmark, where the wisdom of the ancient dwarves has given way to madness, to the war-torn heart of southern England, where the spirits of the land make violence on one another. And thence to the green shores of Ireland and the Viking stronghold of Dubhlinn, where his enemy awaits. But, unless Grimnir can set aside his hatreds, his dream of retribution will come to nothing. For Dubhlinn is set to be the site of a reckoningthe Old Ways versus the Newand Grimnir, the last of his kind left to plague mankind, must choose: stand with the Christian King of Ireland and see his vengeance done or stand against him and see it slip away? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition used 2017 First Print UK Edition Hardback with intact unclipped Dust Jacket. Published by Bantam Press, London. Publication Print Number-line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Author: Scott Oden. ISBN: 9780593061275. Approx. dims: 240mm h x 165mm w x 30mm d. Intact clean condition pictorial dust jacket with slight rubbing and slight signs of handling. Intact DJ spine creased to top. Dust Jacket over very good condition intact condition black boards with gilt lettering to spine. 325 clean, slightly off white inside pages of English text, no inscriptions. Page ends slightly tanned. Image shown is actual book for sale.