Reaper's Gale: The Malazan Book of the Fallen 7 - Couverture rigide

Erikson, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0593046315 ISBN 13 : 9780593046319

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2007

Synopsis

The seventh awesome chapter in the most ambitious and acclaimed fantasy series of recent years - the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His first fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon, marked the opening chapter in his epic 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence and was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. The equally acclaimed subsequent volumes are Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains, Midnight Tides and most recently, The Bonehunters. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'The kind of epic narrative that will have you scrambling for more.'

STEPHEN R. DONALDSON

'If any work is truly deserving of the accolade epic, it is the writing of Steven Erikson. Vast in scope and imagination, spanning continents and cultures as diverse and multifaceted as any to be found in fantasy, Erikson readily towers over every other author writing fantasy today.'SF SITE

'I stand slack-jawed in awe of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This masterwork of imagination may be the high watermark of epic fantasy.'GLEN COOK

'A master of lost and forgotten epochs, a weaver of ancient epics.'SALON.COM

'Erikson has the breadth and detail of imaginative vision, he is able to create a world that is both absorbing on a human level and full of magical sublimity, and, above all, he can write.' ADAM ROBERTS

'This is true myth in the making, a drawing upon fantasy to recreate histories and legends as rich as any found within our culture.'INTERZONE

'Fluidly combines a sense of mythic power and depth of world with fully realized characters and thrilling action.' MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE

'Erikson's strengths are his grown-up characters and his ability to create a world every bit as intricate and messy as our own.' J. V. JONES

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

The Letherii Empire - driven by the corrupt and self-interested - is crumbling. Surrounded by sycophants and agents of his venal chancellor, the Emperor Rhulad Sengar descends into madness. Conspiracies abound. The imperial secret police conduct a campaign of terror against its own people. The Errant, once a farseeing god, is suddenly blind to the future. Scenting chaos, dread forces are closing in from all sides.

Against this turbulent, treacherous backdrop, a band of fugitives are trying to flee the empire. One of them, Fear Sengar, seeks the soul of Scabandari Bloodeye, for this might save his brother, the emperor. However, with them travels Scabandari's most ancient and bitter foe: Silchas Ruin, brother of Anomander Rake. The still-fresh wounds he carries on his back were made by the blades of Scabandari; his motives are anything but certain.

And the great Edur fleet - its warriors selected from countless peoples - draws ever closer to home. Among its number are Karsa Orlong and Icarium Lifestealer - each destined to cross blades with the emperor himself. But in crossing half the world, the Tiste Edur have left behind a tide of blood. Such brutality cannot go unanswered. For some there must be a reckoning, for some this is far from over...

A brutal, harrowing tale of war, betrayal and dark, uncontrollable magic, this is epic fantasy at its most imaginative, storytelling at its most thrilling.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593046315
• ISBN 13: 9780593046319
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 928
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible