The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas Praised by Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks alike - the dragon fantasy that heralded the arrival of an exciting new talent on the fantasy scene. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Adamantine Palace lies at the centre of an empire that grew out of ashes. Once dragons ruled the world and man was little more than prey. Then a way of subduing the dragons through alchemy was discovered and now the dragons are bred to be mere mounts for knights and highly valued tokens in the diplomatic power-players that underpin the rule of the competing aristocratic houses. The Empire has grown fat.And now one man wants it for himself. A man prepared to poison the king just as he has poisoned his own father. A man prepared to murder his own lover and then bed her daughter. A man fit to be king But unknown to him there are flames on the way. A single dragon has gone missing. And even one dragon on the loose, unsubdued and returned to its full intelligence, its full fury, could spell disaster for the Empire. But because of the actions of one unscrupulous mercenary the rivals for the throne could soon be facing hundreds of dragons . . .Stephen Deas has written a fast moving and action-fuelled fantasy laced with irony, a razor sharp way with characters, dialogue to die for and dragons to die by. Notes The Adamantine Palace lies at the centre of a world that grew out of ashes - the dragons that once ruled the world have been bred to become mouthpieces for the powerful. But one man wants that to change. Back Cover There will be flames. Once dragons ruled the world and humans were little more than prey; then a way of subduing the dragons was discovered. Now the dragons are bred to be little more than mounts for knights and highly valued tokens for the competing aristocratic houses. The Empire has grown fat. And now one man wants it for himself. A man who has killed his own father and is prepared to kill the king. However flames are on the way. A single dragon has gone missing. And even one dragon on the loose, restored to its full intelligence and fury, could spell disaster for the Empire. But that is not all. The rivals for the throne could soon be facing hundreds of dragons . . . His dragons are inscrutable, beautiful, magical, unstoppable Brent Weeks Dragons restored to all their scaly, fire-breathing glory Daily Telegraph [covers for The King of the Crags and The Order of the Scales ] Flap There will be flames. Once dragons ruled the world and humans were little more than prey; then a way of subduing the dragons was discovered. Now the dragons are bred to be little more than mounts for knights and highly valued tokens for the competing aristocratic houses. The Empire has grown fat. And now one man wants it for himself. A man who has killed his own father and is prepared to kill the king. However flames are on the way. A single dragon has gone missing. And even one dragon on the loose, restored to its full intelligence and fury, could spell disaster for the Empire. But that is not all. The rivals for the throne could soon be facing hundreds of dragons . . . His dragons are inscrutable, beautiful, magical, unstoppable Brent Weeks Dragons restored to all their scaly, fire-breathing glory Daily Telegraph [covers for The King of the Crags and The Order of the Scales ] Author Biography Stephen Deas was born in 1968. He once set fire to Wales. Well one bit of Wales. Twice. When not burning principalities, he played too much D&D. Despite this he managed to study theoretical physics at Cambridge, get a job at BAE, marry and have two children. He now lives in Essex. With the Adamantine Palace he plans to return to his first love; that of setting fire to things. Promotional Gollancz debuts have an excellent track-record and never better than when they have been directed at the core fantasy market. The Adamantine Palace is perfect for all lovers of George RR Martin and Joe Abercrombie Dragons are a perrenial genre favourite but recent outings have not been directed at the core of the fantasy readership Deas is a wonderfully entertaining writer with a jetblack seam of humour A new promotable author Long Description The Adamantine Palace lies at the centre of an empire that grew out of ashes. Once dragons ruled the world and man was little more than prey. Then a way of subduing the dragons through alchemy was discovered and now the dragons are bred to be mere mounts for knights and highly valued tokens in the diplomatic power-players that underpin the rule of the competing aristocratic houses. The Empire has grown fat.And now one man wants it for himself. A man prepared to poison the king just as he has poisoned his own father. A man prepared to murder his own lover and then bed her daughter. A man fit to be king But unknown to him there are flames on the way. A single dragon has gone missing. And even one dragon on the loose, unsubdued and returned to its full intelligence, its full fury, could spell disaster for the Empire. But because of the actions of one unscrupulous mercenary the rivals for the throne could soon be facing hundreds of dragons . . .Stephen Deas has written a fast moving and action-fuelled fantasy laced with irony, a razor sharp way with characters, dialogue to die for and dragons to die by. Promotional "Headline" Praised by Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks alike - the dragon fantasy that heralded the arrival of an exciting new talent on the fantasy scene. Description for Sales People 8,000 copies sold in trade. Description for Press or Other Media A superb debut; the first of a hard-hitting, Martinesque, fantasy trilogy: a world that faces destruction from dragons.Already sold in major deal in Germany on the basis of just a synopsis this marks the debut of a hugely exciting new voice in fantasy from the company that brought you Lynch, Abercrombie and Rothfuss. Stephen Deas has breathed new life into a perennial favourite of fantasy; the dragon, with his awe-inspiring tale of an Mepire, riven by internal power struggles that faces disaster when its dragons are mistakenly returned to their natural fury. Full of Machiavellian characters, plots, deceits and betrayals this is a story of all too human people fighting for power, little realising that the real power has passed to the dragons. Details ISBN0575083751 Author Stephen Deas Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2010 ISBN-10 0575083751 ISBN-13 9780575083752 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Gollancz Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Pages 400 Publication Date 2010-02-01 Language English UK Release Date 2010-02-01 Audience General NZ Release Date 2010-03-31 AU Release Date 2010-03-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159619462;

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