Kate Elliott Spirit Gate antik (Orbit Books), 2007 630 o., puha kötés, jó
állapotú 2200.- World Fantasy and Nebula Award finalist Kate Elliott breaks new
ground in a brilliantly original new fantasy set in a unique world of fabled
cities, mysterious gods, and terrible dangers. From the first page readers will
be swept up in the story of Mai and Captain Anji, as they become unwitting
players in a conflict that began many years earlier, and which will shake the
foundations of their land. For hundreds of years the Guardians have ruled the
world of the Hundred, but these powerful gods no longer exert their will on the
world. Only the reeves, who patrol on enormous eagles, still represent the
Guardians' power. And the reeves are losing their authority; for there is a dark
shadow across the land that not even the reeves can stop. A group of fanatics
has risen to devour villages, towns, and cities in their drive to annihilate all
who oppose them. No one knows who leads them; they seem inhumanly cruel and
powerful. Mai and Anji, riding with a company of dedicated warriors and a single
reeve who may hold a key to stopping the deadly advance of the devouring horde,
must try, or the world will be lost to the carnage. But a young woman sworn to
the Goddess may prove more important than them all . . . if they are not too
late. A haunting tale of people swept up by the chaos of war, this is
superlative fantasy adventure, rich in texture, filled with color and
excitement, masterfully crafted by a brilliantly gifted storyteller.