JULIET E. McKENNA lives in West Oxfordshire with her husband and children. This is her sixth novel.
"When a talented writer makes fiction seem like history, the book
becomes an event. The world Juliet McKenna has created within the
Aldabreshin Archipelago is carefully developed, layer upon layer,
giving it the reality which is the hallmark of outstanding fantasy.
She writes very visual prose, enabling the reader to see every
scene in great detail. Her characters are colorful and believable;
love them or hate them, you won't forget them. I certainly won't.
Kheda, Risala, Dev, and many others linger in my mind, awaiting the
continuation of their story."--Morgan Llywelyn on" Southern
Fire"
"Juliet McKenna is too intelligent to deliver a dour extruded
plot-coupon quest, the type of series to which the deathly phrase
'In The Grand Tradition of The Lord Of The Rings' is applied in a
desperate attempt to conceal its essential lack of ideas: she's the
thinking fantasy reader's writer, and the stuff she writes is
dangerously addictive."-Charles Stross on "Southern Fire"
"British author McKenna, already known for her Tales of Einarinn
series, is bound to earn plenty of new fans with her U.S. hardcover
debut. . . .An original and intriguing setting, impressing
world-building and compelling writing set McKenna's work apart form
a field thick with far less ambitious fantasy works. Fans of
Rosemary Kirstein and Robin Hobb will enjoy this book."
-"Publishers Weekly" on "Southern Fire"
"Juliet McKenna's world creation is deeply textured and strongly
resonant of the middle ages without sounding like Tolkien rehashed.
Her characters are well-developed, strongly motivated, admirable,
and yet have a normal array of human weaknesses. I find her work
engrossing."--David Farland on "Southern Fire
"
"[McKenna''s] the thinking fantasy reader''s writer, and the stuff
she writes is dangerously addictive."
-- Charles Stross
"[McKenna's] the thinking fantasy reader's writer, and the
stuff she writes is dangerously addictive."
"[McKenna's] the thinking fantasy reader's writer, and the stuff
she writes is dangerously addictive."
-- Charles Stross
"Outstanding fantasy."
-- Morgan Llywelyn
The people of the Aldabreshin Archipelago awaken to terror when powerful beacons light up the night and portend great calamity. Since the residents abjured magic many years ago, the warlord and leader of the people, Daish Kheda, must respond to the threat without the aid of sorcerers and high magics. Published in England in 2003, McKenna's U.S. hardcover debut demonstrates the author's unique talent. This original and compelling fantasy series belongs in most libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
"When a talented writer makes fiction seem like history, the book
becomes an event. The world Juliet McKenna has created within the
Aldabreshin Archipelago is carefully developed, layer upon layer,
giving it the reality which is the hallmark of outstanding fantasy.
She writes very visual prose, enabling the reader to see every
scene in great detail. Her characters are colorful and believable;
love them or hate them, you won't forget them. I certainly won't.
Kheda, Risala, Dev, and many others linger in my mind, awaiting the
continuation of their story."--Morgan Llywelyn on" Southern
Fire"
"Juliet McKenna is too intelligent to deliver a dour extruded
plot-coupon quest, the type of series to which the deathly phrase
'In The Grand Tradition of The Lord Of The Rings' is applied in a
desperate attempt to conceal its essential lack of ideas: she's the
thinking fantasy reader's writer, and the stuff she writes is
dangerously addictive."-Charles Stross on "Southern Fire"
"British author McKenna, already known for her Tales of Einarinn
series, is bound to earn plenty of new fans with her U.S. hardcover
debut. . . .An original and intriguing setting, impressing
world-building and compelling writing set McKenna's work apart form
a field thick with far less ambitious fantasy works. Fans of
Rosemary Kirstein and Robin Hobb will enjoy this book."
-"Publishers Weekly" on "Southern Fire"
"Juliet McKenna's world creation is deeply textured and strongly
resonant of the middle ages without sounding like Tolkien rehashed.
Her characters are well-developed, strongly motivated, admirable,
and yet have a normal array of human weaknesses. I find her work
engrossing."--David Farland on "Southern Fire
"
"[McKenna''s] the thinking fantasy reader''s writer, and the stuff
she writes is dangerously addictive."
-- Charles Stross
"[McKenna's] the thinking fantasy reader's writer, and the stuff
she writes is dangerously addictive."
"[McKenna's] the thinking fantasy reader's writer, and the stuff
she writes is dangerously addictive."
-- Charles Stross
"Outstanding fantasy."
-- Morgan Llywelyn
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