Thursday, January 7, 2010

Great fantasy you may have missed

Acacia: The War With the Mein, is the first in a series written by novelist David Anthony Durham. The Washington Post says "From the first pages of Acacia, Durham demonstrates that he is a master of the fantasy epic…Durham sacrifices nothing—not psychological acuity, not political complexity, not lyrical phrases—as he drives the plot of this gripping book forward. And the story always surprises." The book tells the story of "four royal children of the Akaran dynasty, who know little of the world outside their opulent island paradise. But when an assassin strikes at the heart of their power, their lives are changed forever." it's been compared to George R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series - high praise indeed! Check it out!

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