Farlander - Hardcover

Col Buchanan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230744818 ISBN 13: 9780230744813

Publisher: Tor, 2010

Synopsis

The Heart of the World is a land in strife. For fifty years the Holy Empire of Mann, an empire and religion born from a nihilistic urban cult, has been conquering nation after nation. Their leader, Holy Matriarch Sasheen, ruthlessly maintains control through her Diplomats, priests trained as subtle predators.

The Mercian Free Ports are the only confederacy yet to fall. Their only land link to the southern continent, a long and narrow isthmus, is protected by the city of Bar-Khos. For ten years now, the great southern walls of Bar-Khos have been besieged by the Imperial Fourth Army.

Ash is a member of an elite group of assassins, the Roshun - who offer protection through the threat of vendetta. Forced by his ailing health to take on an apprentice, he chooses Nico, a young man living in the besieged city of Bar-Khos. At the time, Nico is hungry, desperate, and alone in a city that finds itself teetering on the brink.

When the Holy Matriarch’s son deliberately murders a woman under the protection of the Roshun; he forces the sect to seek his life in retribution. As Ash and his young apprentice set out to fulfil the Roshun orders – their journey takes them into the heart of the conflict between the Empire and the Free Ports . . . into bloodshed and death.

About this title

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Review:

'The quality of Buchanan's writing is nearly peerless. He writes almost as well as long-established authors like Kevin J. Anderson and certainly matches up to the new breed of top fantasy authors such as Scott Lynch... If you are a fan of fantasy, then Farlander is a novel you should go out immediately and buy. Gripping, decent action, and an inspiring new talent, Farlander is the beginning of something special. Highly recommended.' --Civilian Reader

`Bold, fearless in execution, exhilaratingly new and with a steely intensity - there are no signs of nervousness from this debut author...Farlander, then, has staked its claim vociferously - this is series to be reckoned with. Everyone take note.' --Thetruthaboutbooks.com

`Farlander' kicks off Col Buchanan's debut series in some style and promises great things for the future. If you're a fan of blood drenched epic fantasy then this is a series that you should keep an eye on.' --Graemesfantasybookreview.com

'He has a powerful style that made me deeply connect with the story and the pages started to turn by themselves.' --Between Two Books

`Buchanan's voice is distinct, his central character memorably rendered, and the setting for his fiction starkly convincing.'
--The Speculative Scotsman

`Farlander turns out to be something special...Buchanan writes vividly and well, and the story grips form the astonishing opening sequence to the unexpected conclusion. Although his first novel is identified as "Book One of the Heart of the World", unusually Farlander does not end on a cliffhanger but is satisfyingly complete in itself.'
--Lisa Tuttle, The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230744818
• ISBN 13: 9780230744813
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400