Pertrodor
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-7336-2255-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sasha, the wilful but talented heroine, returns to battle in Joel Shepherd s stunning second volume of A Trial of Blood & Steel quartet. Away from the hills of her Lenayin homeland, Sasha is making a new life in the dark alleys and wealthy houses of Petrodor. An influential trading centre, Petrodor holds the key to preventing the coming war between Lenayin and the mighty Bacosh. Together with her old mentor Kessligh, Sasha attempts to navigate the political intrigues of the port city and find a way to stop the war. It is the serrin, the beautiful but dangerous people from beyond the Bacosh, who will be pivotal in this struggle. How much can Sasha trust her old serrin friend Errollyn? And how much can she trust herself? Praise for the first book, Sasha Sasha is an original and fresh heroic fantasy, showcasing a well drawn, well realised world filled with fascinating, three dimensional characters who pulled me in for the ride and carried me away. www.andromedaspaceways.com Shepherd paints such vivid pictures that I became totally absorbed. His characters effortlessly draw you into their thought and conversations. aurealisXpress
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7336-2255-7 (9780733622557)
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Person
Joel Shepherd was born in Adelaide in 1974 and grew up in Perth. He studied film and television at Curtin University but realised that what he really wanted to do was write stories. His first manuscript was shortlisted for the George Turner Prize in 1998, and his first novel, Crossover, was shortlisted in 1999. He wrote two other novels in the Crossover series, Breakaway (2003) and Killswitch (2004). Sasha, the first novel of A Trial of Blood & Steel, was published in 2007 in C format and will be published in June 2008 in A format.