The Desert and the Blade by S M Stirling

The Desert and the Blade by S M Stirling

In his Novels of the Change, New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling presents a devastated, mystical world that will appeal to fans of traditional fantasy as well as post-apocalyptic SF (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Continuing their quest that began in The Golden Princess, two future rulers of a world without technology risk their lives seeking a fabled blade.

Reiko, Empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess rlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival, to find the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Grass-Cutting Sword, a legendary treasure of an ancient dynasty that confers valor and victory to its bearer. rlaith understands all too well the power it signifies. Her own inherited blade, the Sword of the Lady, was both a burden and a danger to her father, Rudi Mackenzie, as it failed to save the king from being assassinated.

But the fabled sword lies deep within the Valley of Death, and the search will be far from easy. And war is building, in Montival and far beyond.

As rlaith and Reiko encounter danger and wonder, rlaith's mother, Queen Mathilda, believes her daughter's alliance and quest have endangered the entire realm. There are factions both within and without Montival whose loyalty died with the king, and whispers of treachery and war grow ever louder.

And the Malevolence that underlies the enemy will bend all its forces to destroy them.

Joss Stirling is the winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2015 for STRUCK - the first time the award has been given to a teen book. She is also the author of the internationally best-selling FINDING SKY, STEALING PHOENIX and SEEKING CRYSTAL, the first three books about the Benedict brothers, a family with extraordinary gifts. The stories combine her love for romance, mystery and travel - oh, yes and some seriously attractive heroes. Readers demanded to know what happens to the remaining brothers so the next in the savant series, MISTY FALLS. Find out which Benedict brother meets his match! The story continues in ANGEL DARES - meet Joss' most outrageous heroine yet! The series concludes with SUMMER SHADOWS. Her new trilogy, the PERIL series, is set in the near climate-changed future. It is about Meri, a girl who can see a colour beyond normal human vision, and Kel, the boy who discovers her gift and knows what it means for his people. Joss lives in Oxford, UK, is married with three children. You can find out more and speak to Joss at www.jossstirling.co.uk. She also writes under the names Julia Golding and Eve Edwards.

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ISBN 13	9780451417350
ISBN 10	0451417356
Titel	The Desert and the Blade
Autor	S M Stirling
Serie	Novel Of The Change
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Ace Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-09-01
Seitenanzahl	624
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