The Cold Commands
Book Two of A Land Fit for Heroes
by Richard K. Morgan
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Pub Date Oct 11 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Rnadom House Publishing Group | Del Rey
Description
Kirkus Reviews • Fantasy Book Critic
“Pulpy and hard-core, but with a heart of gold.”—io9
The 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. 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. Wrapped in sorcerous slumber on an island that drifts between this world and the Gray Places, the Ilwrack Changeling is stirring. When he wakes, the Aldrain will rally to him and return in force. But with the Kiriath long gone, humankind’s fate now depends on warrior Ringil Eskiath and his few, trusted allies. 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. But redemption won’t come cheap. Nor, for that matter, will survival.
Advance Praise
"Bold, brutal, and making no compromises-Morgan doesn't so much twist the
clichés of fantasy as take an axe to them."-Joe Abercrombie
"The award-winning author of Altered Carbon and Market Forces
brings the same iconoclastic approach to his fantasy debut as he did to his sf
technothrillers. . . . Morgan's storytelling talent and his atmospheric,
hard-hitting prose make this a strong addition to mature fantasy collections."-Library
Journal
"Spellbinding . . . There's so much to like about the adventure."-The
Star-Ledger
"Morgan has taken traditional sword and sorcery tropes and given them a hard,
contemporary kick. The antithesis of the cosy fairytale, this one is for big
boys."-The Times (London)
"A powerful turn-everything-up-to-eleven reading experience . . . Morgan is a
gifted writer, and his gifts are lavishly on display here."-Adam Roberts,
author of Yellow Blue Tibia
"It compels you to read on with its gritty, visceral writing and intelligent
plot. It's tense and fascinatingly peopled, and given that the follow-ups will
doubtless be tremendous you're encouraged to jump on from the start. Just,
ahem, steel yourself."-SFX
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780345523037 |
| PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
