Ravenheart - Rigante Series Book III

Zusatztext “SOLID! ENTERTAINING FANTASY SET IN A METICULOUSLY CRAFTED WORLD CREATED BY A MASTER STORYTELLER.” – SFX magazine “[RAVENHEART] could nestle cozily next to Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy or The Lady of the Lake . . . . [It] will thrill Gemmell’s current fans and bring more readers into his fold with this tale of heroes and villains who are larger than life! yet still painfully human.” – Starlog Informationen zum Autor David Gemmell was born in London, England, in the summer of 1948. Expelled from school at sixteen, he became a bouncer by night, working nightclubs in Soho. Born with a silver tongue, Gemmell rarely needed to bounce customers, relying on his gift of gab to talk his way out of trouble. This talent eventually led to a job as freelancer for the London Daily Mail , Daily Mirror , and Daily Express . His first novel, Legend , was published in 1984 and has remained in print ever since. He became a full-time writer in 1986. His books consistently top the London Times bestseller list. Klappentext Centuries after defeating the invading army of Stone! the Rigante lose everything to the Varlish's rule. The Wyrd of Wishing Tree Wood pins her hopes on Jaim Grymauch! the giant Rigante fighter! and Kaelin Ring! a youth whose deadly talents will earn him the hatred of the Varlish. One will become the Ravenheart! an outlaw leader whose exploits will inspire the Rigante. The other will forge a legend and light the fires of revolution. The thin cane slashed through the air. The fourteen-year-old youth winced but uttered no cry. Blood seeped from a split in the skin of his right palm. The tall, bony schoolmaster loomed over the black-haired boy. He was about to speak but saw the blood on the tip of his bamboo cane. Alterith Shaddler gazed at it with distaste, then laid the bamboo on the shoulder of the lad’s gray shirt. Drawing the cane back and forth, he cleaned it, leaving thin crimson streaks on the threadbare garment. “There are those,” said Alterith Shaddler, his voice as cold as the air in the stone schoolroom, “who doubt the wisdom of trying to teach the rudiments of civilized behavior to highland brats. Since knowing you, boy, I am more inclined to count myself among their number.” Alterith placed the cane upon the desktop, straightened his threadbare white horsehair wig, and clasped his hands behind his back. The youth remained where he was, his hands now at his sides. It was a shame that he had been forced to draw blood, but these clan youngsters were not like Varlish boys. They were savages who did not feel pain in the same way. Not once did any of them make a sound while being thrashed. Alterith was of the opinion that the ability to feel pain was linked to intelligence. “No sense, no feeling,” as his old tutor, Mr. Brandryth, was apt to say regarding clan folk. The schoolmaster looked into the youth’s dark eyes. “You understand why I punished you?” “No, I do not.” Alterith’s hand lashed out, slapping the boy hard upon the cheek. The sound hung in the air. “You will call me ‘sir’ when you respond to me. Do you understand that?” “I do . . . sir,” answered the youth, his voice steady but his eyes blazing with anger. Alterith was tempted to slap him again for the look alone—and would have if the distant ringing of the dusk bell had not sounded from the Saint Persis Albitane School. Alterith glanced to his right, gazing through the open window and across the old parade square to the main school build- ing. Already Varlish youngsters were emerging from the great doors, carrying their books. One of the masters came in sight, his midnight-blue academic cape shimmering in the afternoon sunshine. Alterith looked with longing at the old building. Within it were libraries filled with historical tomes, fine works of philosophy...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Gemmell
• Verlag: Del Rey
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.02.2002
• EAN: 9780345432285
• ISBN: 978-0-345-43228-5
• Seiten: 448
• Abmessung: 106 mm x 175 mm x 30 mm
• Serien: Rigante; Epic of the Rigante; Rigante
• Thema: Belletristik > Science Fiction, Fantasy