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Description for Black Ships
Paperback. Lyrical historical fantasy, set in the aftermath of the Trojan Wars. Num Pages: 448 pages, map. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
The World is ending. One by one the mighty cities are falling: to earthquakes, to flood and to raiders - on both land and sea. In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle, a mouthpiece of the gods. Daughter of a slave plundered from fallen Troy, she was chosen as a child to serve the Lady of the Dead, and it is her fate to counsel kings. When nine black ships appear as foretold in her dreams, captained by an exiled Trojan prince, Gull must make her choice. She must decide ... Read more
The World is ending. One by one the mighty cities are falling: to earthquakes, to flood and to raiders - on both land and sea. In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle, a mouthpiece of the gods. Daughter of a slave plundered from fallen Troy, she was chosen as a child to serve the Lady of the Dead, and it is her fate to counsel kings. When nine black ships appear as foretold in her dreams, captained by an exiled Trojan prince, Gull must make her choice. She must decide ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841496993
SKU
KLN0017736
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Jo Graham
Jo Graham works in Washington, DC, where she is the executive director of a partisan non-profit organization. Since 1992 she has worked in politics in a variety of roles, including polling, campaign finance, and grassroots campaign organising. Black Ships is her debut novel.
Reviews for Black Ships
Haunting and bittersweet, lush and vivid, this extraordinary story has lived with me since I first read it
Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik