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Shadow And Betrayal: Book One of The Long Price
Daniel Abraham
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Description for Shadow And Betrayal: Book One of The Long Price
Paperback. A powerful and elegant fantasy debut from an author destined to become a major new name in the field. Series: The Long Price. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 41. Weight in Grams: 428.
In a remote mountain academy, the politically expendable younger sons of the Great Houses study for an extraordinary task. Most will fail, some will die, but the reward for the dedicated few is great: mastery of the andat, and the rank of Poet. Thanks to these men - part sorcerers, part scholars - the great city-states of the Khaiem enjoy wealth and power beyond measure, and the greatest of them all is Saraykeht: glittering jewel of the Summer Cities. There are those in the world, however, who envy such wealth. There are great riches to be had ... Read more
In a remote mountain academy, the politically expendable younger sons of the Great Houses study for an extraordinary task. Most will fail, some will die, but the reward for the dedicated few is great: mastery of the andat, and the rank of Poet. Thanks to these men - part sorcerers, part scholars - the great city-states of the Khaiem enjoy wealth and power beyond measure, and the greatest of them all is Saraykeht: glittering jewel of the Summer Cities. There are those in the world, however, who envy such wealth. There are great riches to be had ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
The Long Price
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841496122
SKU
V9781841496122
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Daniel Abraham
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.
Reviews for Shadow And Betrayal: Book One of The Long Price
There's something genuinely new here. . . Fascinating
Locus
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 ... Read more
Locus
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 ... Read more