Shadows of the Apt, Book 3 : Blood of the Mantis
Auteur
- Adrian Tchaikovsky (Écrivain)
Acheter neuf
Acheter d'occasion
Classement en biblio - 2 lecteurs
extrait
Coasting at a hundred feet above the clear waters of the Exalsee, Thaki threw the gears of her orthopter's engine into place with a tug of a stubborn lever. She listened for the rythm of the two wings as they suddenly picked up pace from a mere thunderous beating to a steady buzz. Satisfied, she leant on the stick, throwing the Esca Volenti into a low, wide and, above all, swift turn that the fixed-wing giving chase could never match. She caught the brief glitter of bolts shot from its rotary piercer, but they were far off now, no more than specks above the glitter of the waters.
Afficher en entierLes gens aiment aussi
Livres ayant des thèmes similaires
Editeurs
Une remarque? Un conseil? Une question? info@booknode.com
Résumé
Following on from Empire in Black and Gold and Dragonfly Falling, Blood of the Mantis is a vivid fantasy full of intrigue and action, from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author, Adrian Tchaikovsky.
A dread ritual casts a deadly shadow . . .
Driven by the ghosts of the legendary Darakyon, the seer Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town of Jerez - but he has only days before this magical artefact will be lost to him forever . . .
Meanwhile, the forces of the Empire are mustering for their next great offensive. Stenwold and his followers have only a short time in which to seek allies before the enemy soldiers are on the march again, conquering everything in their path. And if they cannot hold them back before spring, then the hated black and gold flag will be flying fly over every city in the Lowlands before the year's end.
And should the Shadow Box fall into the hands of the power-mad Emperor, then nothing will save the world from his relentless ambition.
The Shadows of the Apt series continues with Salute the Dark.
Afficher en entier