
Shadow And Betrayal by Daniel Abraham
The powerful city-state of Saraykeht is a bastion of peace and culture, a major centre of commerce and trade. Its economy depends on the power of the captive spirit, Seedless, an andat bound to the poet-sorcerer Heshai for life. Enter the Galts, a juggernaut of an empire committed to laying waste to all lands with their ferocious army. Saraykeht, though, has always been too strong for the Galts to attack, but now they see an opportunity. If they can dispose of Heshai, Seedless's bonded poet-sorcerer, Seedless will perish and the entire city will fall. With secret forces inside the city, the Galts prepare to enact their terrible plan. In the middle is Otah, a simple labourer with a complex past. Recruited to act as a bodyguard for his girlfriend's boss at a secret meeting, he inadvertently learns of the Galtish plot. Otah finds himself as the sole hope of Saraykeht: either he stops the Galts, or the whole city and everyone in it perishes forever.
'A thoroughly engrossing debut novel from a major new fantasistA poignant human tale of power, heartbreak, and betrayal' George R.R. Martin '[An] impressive first novel ... The long outcome should be the addition of Daniel Abraham to the pantheon of major fantasy authors' Locus 'One of the most elegant and engaging fantasies I've read in years, based on an intriguing, original premise. I eagerly await the remaining volumes in Daniel Abraham's The Long Price Quartet' Jacqueline Carey 'In addition to the creation of an architecturally-perfect fantasy world filled with a fascinating, highly distinctive set of characters, Daniel Abraham has introduced into fantasy one brilliant, stunning new idea, a magic system in which the Word is made Flesh' Walter Jon Williams on A Shadow in Summer 'There's something genuinely new here... Fascinating' Locus
Daniel Abraham's short stories have been nominated for the Nebula award and included in Gardner Dozois's Year's Best Science Fiction anthology. He lives in New Mexico with his wife and daughter.
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ISBN 13 | 9781841496115 |
ISBN 10 | 1841496111 |
Title | Shadow And Betrayal |
Author | Daniel Abraham |
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Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
Year published | 2007-10-04 |
Number of pages | 608 |
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