Heroes Die - Softcover

Stover, Matthew Woodring

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345421450 ISBN 13: 9780345421456

Publisher: Del Rey Books, 1999

Synopsis

A man shouldn't die with no understanding of why he's been murdered

Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does.

At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions. Yet he is shackled by a rigid caste society, bound to ignore the grim fact that he kills men on a far-off world for the entertainment of his own planet--and bound to keep his rage in check.

But now Michaelson has crossed the line. His estranged wife, Pallas Rill, has mysteriously disappeared in the slums of Ankhana. To save her, he must confront the greatest challenge of his life: a lethal game of cat and mouse with the most treacherous rulers of two worlds . . .

About this title

Review:

"DAY OF THE JACKAL MEETS LORD OF THE RINGS . . . A marvelous conspiracy thriller of worlds within worlds, where no one is necessarily who or what they seem."
--SIMON R. GREEN
Author of the Deathstalker series

"Vivid . . . Well-plotted . . . [A] vigorous adventure story."
--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Matthew Woodring Stover is the acclaimed author of two previous fantasy novels, Iron Dawn and Jericho Moon. He is a student of the Degerberg Blend. This jeet kune do concept is a mixture of approximately twenty-five different fighting arts from around the world and forms the basis for Caine's combat style in the novels. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with artist and writer Robyn Fielder.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0345421450
• ISBN 13: 9780345421456
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 560