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Zusatztext “A dramatic and compelling plot! plus inventive and convincing descriptions! elevate this above the common run of contemporary fantasy fiction.” Informationen zum Autor Steph Swainston was born in 1974 and comes from Bradford! England. She studies archaeology at Cambridge University and then worked as an archaeologist for three years! gaining a masters of philosophy from the University of Wales. She also worked as a researcher in a company that develops herbal medicines. Her current job is in defense research. Klappentext Steph Swainston returns to the dazzling! dizzying world of the Fourlands with the audacious sequel to her acclaimed novels "The Year of Our War" and "No Present Like Time." Jant Comet! the messenger! has survived deadly insects! internecine politics! and even his own debilitating! life-threatening addiction. But now he faces a challenge greater than any he has met in the last several centuries! one that could shake the foundations of the Fourlands forever. For the Emperor himself is riding to the front! and nothing is as it seems . . . Zusammenfassung Steph Swainston returns to the dazzling! dizzying world of the Fourlands with the audacious sequel to her acclaimed novels The Year of Our War and No Present Like Time . Jant Comet! the messenger! has survived deadly insects! internecine politics! and even his own debilitating! life-threatening addiction. But now he faces a challenge greater than any he has met in the last several centuries! one that could shake the foundations of the Fourlands forever. For the Emperor himself is riding to the front! and nothing is as it seems . . .
