The Other Lands - The Acacia Trilogy, Book Two

Zusatztext   Praise for David Anthony Durham and The Acacia Trilogy:   “A fascinating world.” — USA Today   “A big! fat! rich piece of history-flavored fantasy. . . . Imagined with remarkable thoroughness.” — Time   “Gripping. . . . From the first pages of Acacia ! Durham demonstrates that he is a master of the fantasy epic.” — The Washington Post Book World   “Thrilling. . . . Durham’s new world—like our old one—is crawling with wickedly fascinating characters.” — Entertainment Weekly   “Transcendent. . . . As fantasy epics go! the ‘Acacia’ trilogy is a direct and worthy descendant of Tolkien.” — Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star   “A truly epic fantasy . . . Superbly written.” — Fantasy Magazine   “Something genuinely new. . . . Strong echoes of Homer and Virgil! Tolkien! Norse mythology’s Twilight of the Gods and America’s compromised history as a republic built on slavery fuse into an enthralling! literate and increasingly suspenseful narrative.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred)   “Never lets up. . . . A very tasty fantasy stew.” — San Jose Mercury News   “Extraordinary. . . . One of the best books! fantasy or otherwise . . . in recent memory.” — Free-Lance Star   “Excellent. . . . A multi-layered! page-turning series that pushes the envelope of epic fantasy.” — Contra Costa Times Informationen zum Autor David Anthony Durham received the 2009 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of Science Fiction for Acacia and The Other Lands (the first two volumes of the Acacia Trilogy). Author of the historical novels Gabriel’s Story, Walk Through Darkness, and Pride of Carthage, he was handpicked by George R. R. Martin to write for his Wild Cards series of collaborative novels.   www.davidanthonydurham.com Klappentext "David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can't wait to read whatever he writes next."-George R. R. MartinDavid Anthony Durham's gripping Acacia Trilogy continues with an epic novel where loyalties are tested, new worlds are discovered, and battle lines are being drawn. A few years have passed since Queen Corinn has usurped control of the Known World-and she now rules with an iron fist. With plans to expand her empire, she sends her brother, Dariel, on an exploratory mission across the sea to The Other Lands. There, he discovers an alliance of tribes that have no interest in being ruled by Queen Corinn and the Akarans. In fact, Dariel's arrival ignites a firestorm that once more exposes The Known World to a massive invasion, one unlike anything they have yet faced . . . Leseprobe Chapter One When the Balbara lookout shouted the alarm, Princess Mena Akaran was up from her campstool in an instant. She broke from the circle where she had been sitting with her officers and climbed the ridge at a run. She drew close to the sharp-eyed young man, sighting down his slim, brown arm and out from his pointing finger across the arid expanse that was central Talay. It took her a moment to see what he did. Even then, it was neither the creature itself she saw nor the party who hunted it. They were too far away. What marked their progress were the billows of smoke from the torches the runners carried--that and a yellow smudge at the rim of the world that must have been dust kicked up by their feet. They seemed to be as far off as the horizon, but the princess knew they would close that distance quickly. She half slid down the sandy slope and regrouped with her officers. One captain, Melio Sharratt, she assigned to the farthest southern beacon; to the other, Kelis of Umae, went the northern beacon. They already knew what to do, she told them. It was only a matter of seeing it accomplished, timing it perfectly, and having luck on their...

Product details

• Authors: David Anthony Durham
• Publisher: Anchor Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2012
• EAN: 9780307947147
• ISBN: 978-0-307-94714-7
• No. of pages: 640
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 203 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Acacia Trilogy; Acacia Trilogy
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy