The Sacred Band - The Acacia Trilogy, Book Three

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 Klappentext "David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can't wait to read whatever he writes next."-George R. R. MartinDavid Anthony Durham's acclaimed fantasy saga, the Acacia Trilogy, continues . . . As The Sacred Band begins, Queen Corinn bestrides the world as a result of her mastery of spells from the Book of Elenet. Her younger brother, Dariel, has been sent on a perilous mis­sion to the Other Lands. And her sister, Mena, travels to the far north to face an invasion of the feared race of the Auldek. As their separate trajectories converge, a series of world-shaping, earth-shattering battles will force the surviving children of the Akaran dynasty to confront their fates head on-and right some ancient wrongs once and for all. Chapter One     Corinn Akaran stepped into the brilliant morning light. She walked across the deck of her transport ship, descended the plank to the Teh docks, and strode through the military officials awaiting her as if all of it were one continuous movement. The men--including Melio Sharratt and General Andeson, Marah and Elite officers--parted around her, stunned even though they had stood in preparation for greeting her since the dawn. For a moment the group did nothing but stare.   The queen wore armor that melded influences from the empire’s provinces. Chain mail covered her arms; it was thin and light but made of fine links of steel, cuffed at the wrists with a hint of Senivalian style. A Meinish thalba wrapped her torso, snug against the contours of her hips and breasts. Her skirt, also of chain mail, was as short as any Talayan runner’s. Leather straps wrapped over her legs, completely covering them in a second skin that was tight around the calf, loose around the knee, and tight again around the upper thighs. Over all this she wore a light Acacian cape that flapped around her as she moved.   Baddel, the Talayan who had jockeyed to be the first to address her on his homeland’s soil, welcomed her with a barrage of enthusiastic praise. He poured forth condolences for the injury done to Prince Aaden. “Numrek treachery knows no bounds! I still can’t?.?.?.” For a moment he got no further. The queen’s Elite guards swept down in her wake, jolting the advisers into motion. They scurried to keep up with her, all except Melio Sharratt, who seemed at ease and said as she passed, “Your Majesty, I’ve never seen you?.?.?.?dressed in armor.”   “We’re ...

Product details

• Authors: David Anthony Durham
• Publisher: Anchor Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2012
• EAN: 9780307947154
• ISBN: 978-0-307-94715-4
• No. of pages: 784
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 202 mm x 42 mm
• Series: Acacia Trilogy; Acacia Trilogy
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy