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Zusatztext "Lowe's first novel! a series opener! calls to mind the inchoate evil of Barbara Hambly's classic 'Darwath Trilogy' and reinvigorates the epic fantasy with appealing characters and a richly detailed world." Informationen zum Autor Helen Lowe is an award-winning novelist, poet, interviewer, and blogger, whose first novel, Thornspell (Knopf), was published to critical praise in 2008. Her second, The Heir of Night (The Wall of Night Series, Book One) won the Gemmell Morningstar Award 2012. The sequel, The Gathering of The Lost , was shortlisted for the Gemmell Legend Award in 2013. Helen has a second-dan black belt in the martial art aikido and represented her university at fencing. She posts regularly on her ". . . on Anything, Really" blog, occasionally on SF Signal, and is also on Twitter: @helenlowe. Klappentext If Night falls, all fall . . . In the far north of the world of Haarth lies the bitter mountain range known as the Wall of Night. Garrisoned by the Nine Houses of the Derai, the Wall is the final bastion between the peoples of Haarth and the Swarm of Dark—which the Derai have been fighting across worlds and time. Malian, Heir to the House of Night, knows the history of her people: the unending war with the Darkswarm; the legendary heroes, blazing with long-lost power; the internal strife that has fractured the Derai's former strength. But now the Darkswarm is rising again, and Malian's destiny as Heir of Night is bound inextricably to both ancient legend and any future the Derai—or Haarth—may have. Zusammenfassung “A richly told tale of strange magic! dark treachery! and conflicting loyalties! set in a well realized world.” —Robin Hobb! author of Dragon Keeper An award-winning poet and acclaimed author of Young Adult fiction! Helen Lowe now brings us The Heir of Night —the first book in her four-volume Wall of Night series! a brilliant new epic fantasy saga of war! prophecy! betrayal! history! and destiny. A thrilling excursion into a richly imagined realm of strife and sacrifice! where the fate of a dangerously divided world rests in the hands of one young woman! The Heir of Night is a fantasy classic in the making! sure to stand alongside the much beloved works of J.R.R. Tolkien! Robin McKinley! and Guy Gavriel Kay. ...
