The Cold Commands (A Land Fit for Heroes)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345493079 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Scotland.From the Hardcover edition.. Morgan sold the movie rights for Altered Carbon to Joel Silver and Warner Bros. His third book, Market Forces, has also been sold to Warner Bros. Campbell Award. Morgan is the acclaimed author of The Steel Remains, Thirteen, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Woken Furies, Market Forces, <
New Alicia Edmond It was better than I thought. If fantasy isn't your thing you may want to skip it if it is give this series a try. If sex and violence bothers you well still read it's not often if ever a main character of a fantasy series is witty dangerous brash and happens to like men . It's not in your face its a natural part of the story as it is with the other main character and his whoring ways with women. As much as I did enjoy this book it did move pretty slowly for awhile As much as I did enjoy this book it did move pretty slowly for awhile and at the end had a good climax. The story line is good fantasy and you learned a lot, a lot about history and set up a lot in motion. It's good fantasy with some new modern twists and a bit more crass, which I enjoy.. "A furiously enjoyable fantasy novel" according to A. Whitehead. A year ago, the famous swordsman Ringil Eskiath, hero of Gallow's Gap, prevented the return of the Dwenda, the ancient rulers of mankind, to the Earth. Ringil and his wartime allies, Egar the barbarian warrior and the half-Kiriath agent Archeth, stand vigilant against any future incursions by this foe.Now Egar, Archeth and Ringil face separate mysteries. A bar-room brawl and reports of slaves being held in unusual circumstances leads Egar into an
"Heroic fantasy with several surprising twists."—The Wall Street Journal“Richard K. Robert E. Morgan brings a fresh approach to epic fantasy. R. The Cold Commands should appeal to fans of George R. Morgan’s writing has a power and energy that few can match.”—SFRevu . Howard would have approved.”—SFX“The action sequences are sheer brilliance. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series.”—Library Journal“Pulpy and hard-core, but with a heart of gold Imagine a drawing by Frank Frazetta, come to life in an intelligent story full of dry wit and characters you actually care about.”—io9“Passionate, fast-paced, smart and furious This is a character-driven and intelligent
But redemption won’t come cheap. When he wakes, the Aldrain will rally to him and return in force. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYKirkus Reviews • Fantasy Book Critic“Pulpy and hard-core, but with a heart of gold.”—io9The otherworldly Kiriath once used their advanced technology to save the world from the dark magic of the Aldrain, only to depart as mysteriously as they arrived. But with the Kiriath long gone, humankind’s fate now depends on warrior Ringil Eskiath and his few, trusted allies. Wrapped in sorcerous slumber on an island that drifts between this world and the Gray Places, the Ilwrack Changeling is stirring. Nor, for that matter, will survival.. Undertaking a perilous journey to strike first against the Ilwrack Changeling, each of them seeks to outrun a haunted past and find redemption in the future. Now one of the Kiriath’s uncanny machines has fallen from orbit, with a message that humanity once more faces a grave danger: the Ilwrack Changeling, a boy raised to manhood in the ghostly realm of the Gray Places