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Zusatztext I have reviewed books before that I thought might someday be found to have achieved greatness.... But I am trying to be precise in my use of the word when I tell you that K.J. Parker is writing work after work that demands to be placed in that category. Informationen zum Autor K. J. Parker is a pseudonym for Tom Holt. He was born in London in 1961. At Oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient Greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental Japanese motorcycle engines. These interests led him, perhaps inevitably, to qualify as a solicitor and emigrate to Somerset, where he specialised in death and taxes for seven years before going straight in 1995. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter. Klappentext The colony was founded seventy years ago. The plan was originally to mine silver! but there turned out not to be any. Now an uneasy peace exists on the island! between the colonists and the once-noble met'Oc! a family in exile on a remote stronghold for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. The met'Oc are tolerated! in spite of occasional cattle stealing raids! since they alone possess the weapons considered necessary protection in the event of the island's savages becoming hostile. Intelligent! resourceful! and determined! Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc. He is about to realise exactly what is expected of him; and what it means to defy his family. An intelligent and action-packed novel from 'one of fantasy's premier voices' (SFX) Zusammenfassung An intelligent and action-packed novel from 'one of fantasy's premier voices' (SFX)
