Action, horror, politics, and sensuality combine in this DEBUT EPIC FANTASY novel for fans of George R. R. Martin and Michael J. Sullivan, set in the world of the Eisner Award-nominated Artesia comic books.To find the Sword, unearth the Barrow. To unearth the Barrow, follow the Map. When a small crew of scoundrels, would-be heroes, deviants, and ruffians discover a map that they believe will lead them to a fabled sword buried in the barrow of a long-dead wizard, they think they've struck it rich. But their hopes are dashed when the map turns out to be cursed and then is destroyed in a magical ritual. The loss of the map leaves them dreaming of what might have been, until they rediscover the map in a most unusual and unexpected place.Stjepan Black-Heart, suspected murderer and renegade royal cartographer, Erim, a young woman masquerading as a man, Gilgwyr, brothel owner extraordinaire, Leigh, an exiled magus under an ignominious cloud, Godewyn Red-Hand, mercenary and troublemaker, Arduin Orwain, scion of a noble family brought low by scandal, and Arduin's sister Annwyn, the beautiful cause of that scandal: together they form a cross section of the Middle Kingdoms of the Known World, united by accident and dark design, on a quest that will either get them all in the history books...or get them all killed.
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ISBN | 9781616148911 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Start Publishing LLC |
Jahr | 20140304 |
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