The Days of the Deer
Published on 1. August 2013
320 pages
978-1-78239-016-9 (ISBN)
Description
It is known that the strangers will sail from some part of the Ancient Lands and will cross the Yentru Sea. All our predictions and sacred books clearly say the same thing. The rest is all shadows. Shadows that prevent us from seeing the faces of those who are coming.
In the House of Stars, the Astronomers of the Open Air read contradictory omens. A fleet is coming to the shores of the Remote Realm. But are these the long-awaited Northmen, returned triumphant from the war in the Ancient Lands? Or the emissaries of the Son of Death come to wage a last battle against life itself?
From every village of the seven tribes, a representative is called to a Great Council. One representative will not survive the journey. Some will be willing to sacrifice their lives, others their people, but one thing is certain: the era of light is at an end.
In the House of Stars, the Astronomers of the Open Air read contradictory omens. A fleet is coming to the shores of the Remote Realm. But are these the long-awaited Northmen, returned triumphant from the war in the Ancient Lands? Or the emissaries of the Son of Death come to wage a last battle against life itself?
From every village of the seven tribes, a representative is called to a Great Council. One representative will not survive the journey. Some will be willing to sacrifice their lives, others their people, but one thing is certain: the era of light is at an end.
Reviews / Votes
Bodoc is a strange, spellbinding writer, and the geography of her fantasy is deeply original. I hope she finds the readers she deserves in English -- Ursula Le Guin The Days of the Deer has a mythic quality to it... impressively written * The Sunday Times * Meditative, beautifully written... compelling * Guardian * A hugely charming and infectiously readable book * SFX * The amazing Saga of the Borderlands trilogy rivals J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Ursula K. Le Guin's Books of Earthsea * Pagina/12 * A blend of idealistic innocence and inexhaustible imagination...Those who devoured The Lord of the Rings...will lose themselves in the lavish world of South American legends and myths of the Saga of the Borderlands * La Nacion * Bodoc's trilogy is a breath of fresh air in fantasy writing * El Pais *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
ISBN-13
978-1-78239-016-9 (9781782390169)
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Liliana Bodoc was born in Santa Fe in 1958. She took a Modern Literature degree at the National University of Cuyo. Her narrative works, including the fantasy trilogy Los saga de los Confines, were published by Norma and became bestsellers in Latin America. The first volume of her most recent saga, Memorias Impuras, was published in 2007 by Planeta/Argentina.
Content
- Cover
- Author biography
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One
- 1 The Return of the Rains
- 2 The Warrior's Night
- 3 Where Is Kupuka?
- 4 A Traveller
- 5 Two Visitors
- 6 An Important Conversation
- 7 'I Can Still Hear the Rain Before You!'
- 8 The Prisoner's Song
- 9 From Minstrel to Messenger
- 10 Ancient Events
- 11 Farewell!
- Part Two
- 12 Heading North
- 13 The Carpet on the Sand
- 14 Taken Prisoner
- 15 The Day the Ships Set Sail
- 16 In a Strange House
- 17 The Meeting of the Great Council
- 18 The Sideresians
- 19 The Feet of the Deer
- 20 The Return of Kupuka
- 21 The Mark of Their Footsteps
- 22 Along the Paths of the Fertile Lands
- 23 The Awakening
- Part Three
- 24 The Deer and the Fire
- 25 The Plumed One
- 26 The Blood of the Deer
- 27 The Son
- 28 The Brotherhood of the Open Air
- 29 Cacao
- 30 In Human Tongues
