Mortal Coils - Softcover

Nylund, Eric

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2,006 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 0765357542 ISBN 13: 9780765357540

Publisher: Tor Fantasy, 2010

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Longing to escape their grandmother's fierce control, 15-year-old California twins Eliot and Fiona discover their secret demonic parentage and that their existence is a threat to an ancient treaty between gods and fallen angels, forcing them to undergo three dangerous trials inspired by urban legends. Reprint.

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Review:

"The exciting first novel of what promises to be an epic series."--Greg Bear, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of "Eon" and "Moving Mars""" "Eric Nylund writes clean, plays hard and knows how to plot."--Michael Swanwick, award-winning author of "Dragons of Babel "

."..a sparkling and complicated story filled with dangerous, intriguing events and characters."--"Publishers Weekly""" ."..this epic five-volume series started by "Mortal Coils" will be remembered as the author's magnum opus. Just a magnificent blend of magic, myth, dysfunctional families, imagination and storytelling, "Mortal Coils" is a future classic."--"Fantasy Book Critic""" "The exciting first novel of what promises to be an epic series."--Greg Bear, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of "Eon" and "Moving Mars""" "Eric Nylund writes clean, plays hard and knows how to plot."--Michael Swanwick, award-winning author of "Dragons of Babel "

The exciting first novel of what promises to be an epic series.--Greg Bear, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Eon and Moving Mars

Eric Nylund writes clean, plays hard and knows how to plot.--Michael Swanwick, award-winning author of Dragons of Babel

...a sparkling and complicated story filled with dangerous, intriguing events and characters. "Publishers Weekly"

...this epic five-volume series started by "Mortal Coils" will be remembered as the author's magnum opus. Just a magnificent blend of magic, myth, dysfunctional families, imagination and storytelling, "Mortal Coils" is a future classic. "Fantasy Book Critic"

The exciting first novel of what promises to be an epic series. Greg Bear, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Eon and Moving Mars

Eric Nylund writes clean, plays hard and knows how to plot. Michael Swanwick, award-winning author of Dragons of Babel"

...a sparkling and complicated story filled with dangerous, intriguing events and characters. Publishers Weekly

The exciting first novel of what promises to be an epic series. Greg Bear, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Eon and Moving Mars

Eric Nylund writes clean, plays hard and knows how to plot. Michael Swanwick, award-winning author of Dragons of Babel

..".a sparkling and complicated story filled with dangerous, intriguing events and characters." --Publishers Weekly

..".this epic five-volume series started by "Mortal Coils" will be remembered as the author's magnum opus. Just a magnificent blend of magic, myth, dysfunctional families, imagination and storytelling, "Mortal Coils" is a future classic." --Fantasy Book Critic

"The exciting first novel of what promises to be an epic series." --Greg Bear, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Eon and Moving Mars

"Eric Nylund writes clean, plays hard and knows how to plot." --Michael Swanwick, award-winning author of Dragons of Babel

About the Author:

Eric Nylund is the author of the epic fantasy series that began with Mortal Coils and continues in All That Lives Must Die. He is also the author of several books in the bestselling Halo series--Halo: The Fall of Reach,Halo: First Strike, and Halo: Ghosts of Onyxand--and The Resistors series for middle grade readers. Nylund earned degrees in chemistry at U.C. Santa Barbara and U.C. San Diego before leaving his Ph.D. program to become a writer. Besides writing his novels, he is the Director of Narrative Design at Microsoft Game Studios. He lives near Seattle on a rain-drenched mountain with his wife, Syne Mitchell, and their son.

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