The Ember Blade: A breathtaking fantasy adventure by Chris Wooding (English) Pap

Description: The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding A new bestseller: this is a fast-moving coming-of-age trilogy featuring a strong cast of diverse characters, brilliant set-pieces and a strong character and plot driven story. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Empires rise, civilisations fall and one culture comes to subsume another. Its the way of the world . . . sometimes ways of life are improved, sometimes they are not. But the progression of change is huge and - usually - unstoppable.In this story, the Ossian way of life is fading and the Dachen way is taking its place and Aren is comfortable with that. Even when his parents are accused of treason he supports the establishment and maintains theres been some mistake . . . which is all it takes to get himself and his best friend arrested . . .Thrown into a prison mine they plan their escape - only to be overtaken by events when theyre rescued, and promptly find themselves in the middle of an ambush. By the time theyve escaped, theyre unavoidably linked to Garric - their unwelcome saviour - and his quest to overturn to Dachen way of life.If they leave Garric now, theyll be arrested or killed by their pursuers. If they turn him in, Garric will kill them. If they stay with him, theyll be abetting a murderous quest they dont believe in. There are no good options - but Aren will still have to choose a path . . .Designed to return to classic fantasy adventures and values, from a modern perspective, this is a fast-moving coming-of-age trilogy featuring a strong cast of diverse characters, brilliant set-pieces and a strong character and plot driven story. Author Biography Chris Wooding is a full time, award-winning novelist, a YA novelist, and a professional script writer for film and TV. He has travelled extensively, plays bass and guitar (and has recorded several albums) and his novels have been published all over the world. He has penned the Braided Path trilogy, a standalone novel (The Fade) and the Tales of the Ketty Jay series for Gollancz, all of which were critical and commercial successes. Chris Wooding lives in Kent, and you can learn more at Review The Ember Blade is everything I could possibly want in an epic fantasy novel, and so much more. Buy this book as soon as it is available. - FANTASY BOOK REVIEWIf you like Brandon Sanderson youll love this. The best epic fantasy for years. - Gavin Smith, author of The Bastard LegionIts like David Eddings, Margaret Weis, Tracey Hickman and Terry Brooks had a brainstorming session over a power lunch... then Wooding stole their notes, drank their beer and set about skewing everything. ...great fun, a classic epic fantasy. - WERTZONEA well-written tale of revolution, dark magic, and a quest for an ancient game-changing artifact set in a well-built and well-realised epic fantasy world. - THE BOOK BAGAn incredibly rich and vibrant journey that works perfectly as a stand-alone story, but works even better as the promise of something larger. Big, bold and quite brilliant - SFBook.com Long Description Empires rise, civilisations fall and one culture comes to subsume another. Its the way of the world . . . sometimes ways of life are improved, sometimes they are not. But the progression of change is huge and - usually - unstoppable.In this story, the Ossian way of life is fading and the Dachen way is taking its place and Aren is comfortable with that. Even when his parents are accused of treason he supports the establishment and maintains theres been some mistake . . . which is all it takes to get himself and his best friend arrested . . .Thrown into a prison mine they plan their escape - only to be overtaken by events when theyre rescued, and promptly find themselves in the middle of an ambush. By the time theyve escaped, theyre unavoidably linked to Garric - their unwelcome saviour - and his quest to overturn to Dachen way of life.If they leave Garric now, theyll be arrested or killed by their pursuers. If they turn him in, Garric will kill them. If they stay with him, theyll be abetting a murderous quest they dont believe in. There are no good options - but Aren will still have to choose a path . . .Designed to return to classic fantasy adventures and values, from a modern perspective, this is a fast-moving coming-of-age trilogy featuring a strong cast of diverse characters, brilliant set-pieces and a strong character and plot driven story. Review Quote A well-written tale of revolution, dark magic, and a quest for an ancient game-changing artifact set in a well-built and well-realised epic fantasy world. Promotional "Headline" A new bestseller: this is a fast-moving coming-of-age trilogy featuring a strong cast of diverse characters, brilliant set-pieces and a strong character and plot driven story. Description for Sales People A commercial new epic fantasy. Details ISBN1473214866 Author Chris Wooding Pages 832 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Series The Darkwater Legacy Year 2019 ISBN-10 1473214866 ISBN-13 9781473214866 Publication Date 2019-05-02 Format Paperback Imprint Gollancz Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-02 Subtitle A breathtaking fantasy adventure Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-05-13 AU Release Date 2019-05-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123728791;

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