The Still by David Feintuch

The Still by David Feintuch

David Feintuch, author of the bestselling Seafort Saga and winner of the John W. Campbell Award, has become one of the strongest new voices in modern SF. Now this exciting author brings his insight and storytelling to a new world of fantasy adventure. Prince Rodrigo was born to rule - or was he? The spoiled young heir of Caledon has paid scant heed to duty, compassion, or the power he must wield...and the queen's death leaves him a hunted outlaw. To claim his crown, Roddy needs allies. To win them he must learn to rule. To rule, he must command the Still, the ancient Power of Caledon. But first he must rule himself. For to become a king, Rodrigo must first become a man...

'When Queen Elana dies, underaged Rodrigo's status as the rightful king is instantly threatened by the ambitions of his uncleDespite his personal shortcomings and manifest lack of readiness to rule, he has loyal friends and allies and they help him first to flee his uncle and, gradually, to fight and win the most important battle of the war for Caledon: the struggle to command himself. Only then can he begin to claim his kingdom. This isn't a sanitized Fantasyland, nor is it a comfortable story. David Feintuch doesn't flinch from the violence and roughness of his medieval setting, and his depiction of Rodrigo's striving for self- confidence and the respect of others is hard-hitting and hard to put down. There's room for a sequel, but no real need: the coming-of-age story is the heart of this book, and it beats vividly.' AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW 'David Feintuch is simply great. A fresh visionary genius with exceptional talent.' LANSING STATE JOURNAL

David Feintuch worked as attorney, photographer and antiques dealer before turning to writing. He died in 2006.

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ISBN 13	9781857235975
ISBN 10	1857235975
Titel	The Still
Autor	David Feintuch
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Little, Brown Book Group
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-07-02
Seitenanzahl	592
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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