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The Grace of Kings

The Dandelion Dynasty, Book 01

Ken Liu
Englisch | Taschenbuch

A TIME MAGAZINE BEST FANTASY BOOK OF ALL TIME Emperor Mapidéré was the first to unite the island kingdoms of Dara under a single banner. But now the emperor is on his deathbed, his people are exhausted by his vast, conscriptive engineering projects and his counsellors conspire only for their own gain. Even the gods themselves are restless. A wily, charismatic bandit and the vengeance-sworn son of a deposed duke cross paths as they each lead their own rebellion against the emperor's brutal regime. Together, they will journey to the heart of the empire; witnessing the clash of armies, fleets of silk-draped airships, magical books and shapeshifting gods. Their unlikely friendship will drastically change the balance of power in Dara... but at what price? The Grace of Kings is the first novel by Hugo-, Nebula- and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu and the first in a monumental epic fantasy series.

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A TIME MAGAZINE BEST FANTASY BOOK OF ALL TIME
Emperor Mapidéré was the first to unite the island kingdoms of Dara under a single banner. But now the emperor is on his deathbed, his people are exhausted by his vast, conscriptive engineering projects and his counsellors conspire only for their own gain.

Even the gods themselves are restless.

A wily, charismatic bandit and the vengeance-sworn son of a deposed duke cross paths as they each lead their own rebellion against the emperor's brutal regime. Together, they will journey to the heart of the empire; witnessing the clash of armies, fleets of silk-draped airships, magical books and shapeshifting gods. Their unlikely friendship will drastically change the balance of power in Dara... but at what price?

The Grace of Kings is the first novel by Hugo-, Nebula- and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu and the first in a monumental epic fantasy series.

Untertitel
The Dandelion Dynasty, Book 01
H | B | T | Gramm
199 mm | 133 mm | 50 mm | 428 gr
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
FSK
0
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Taschenbuch
Verlag
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN-10
1800240341
ISBN-13
9781800240346
Autor
Ken Liu
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
623
Themen
Epische Fantasy High Fantasy / Heroische Fantasy
Verantwortliche Person gemäß Art. 16 GPSR
Bloomsbury UK, 50 Bedford Square, WC1B 3DP, London, 0044 2074946037, 0044 2074390867, www.bloomsbury.com

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