
The Long Price: Shadow And Betrayal
(A book in the Long Price Quartet series)(2007)
An omnibus of novels by
Daniel Abraham
2 NOVELS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: A DOUBLE NOVEL: INCLUDES BOTH NOVELS:A SHADOW IN SUMMER A BETRAYAL IN WINTER Gesture and posture convey as much information as spoken words in Abraham's impressive first novel, a fantasy set in a world where poets create and bind powerful shape-shifting creatures called "andat." The Empire hangs on, literally, by a thread; the cloth industry depends on the ability of andat Seedless to magically remove seeds from cotton plants to keep commerce flowing and the barbarians in check. Seedless, who can also remove unborn children from their mother's womb, aims to drive his poet-creator, Heshai-kvo, mad with grief. A love triangle develops among a threesomeHeshai's apprentice, Maati; Itani, a laborer with a past; and the beautiful scribe Liatas they unknowingly assist the andat in his plot to abort a wanted child. When Liat's master, Amat Kyaan, uncovers the plan, Amat must flee and live as a bookkeeper in a brothel. The complex characters all struggle to navigate a path between their duty to their Empire and to themselves. A blurb from George R.R. Martin will help alert his fans to this promising newcomer
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Hardback Editions
2007 : Hardback
| Title: THE LONG PRICE SHADOW & BETRAYAL Author(s): DANIEL ABRAHAM Publisher: SFCB FANTASY Availability: Amazon More details... |
2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Long Price: Shadow & Betrayal (A Shadow in Summer & A Betrayal in Winter) (The Long Price Quartet, (Vol. 1 & 2)) Author(s): Daniel Abraham ISBN: 0-7394-8915-1 / 978-0-7394-8915-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Shadow and Betrayal: Long Price, Book 1 Author(s): Daniel Abraham ISBN: 1-84149-612-X / 9781841496122 (UK edition) Publisher: Orbit Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Long Price (Shadow & Betrayal) Author(s): Daniel Abraham ISBN: 1-84149-611-1 / 9781841496115 (UK edition) Publisher: Orbit Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Long Price Book One: Shadow and Betrayal Author(s): Daniel Abraham Publisher: Orbit Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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