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Sommer der Zwietracht (A Shadow in Summer) (Long Price Quartet, Bk 1) (German Edition)
Sommer der Zwietracht - A Shadow in Summer - Long Price Quartet, Bk 1 - German Edition Author:Daniel Abraham, Andreas Heckmann (Translator) German Description: — Von hypnotischer Kraft: Fantasy einer neuen Dimension! — Saraykeht ist die bedeutendste der Sommerstädte, unermesslich reich und vor Leben pulsierend, ein Hort des Friedens und des Fortschritts. Dies verdankt sie vor allem dem magischen Wesen Seedless – und dem Zauberpoeten Heshai, der als Einziger... more » diese mächtige Kreatur unter Kontrolle halten kann. Aber leider hat Saraykehts sagenhafter Reichtum den Neid seiner galtischen Nachbarn erweckt, die skrupellos auf den Untergang der Metropole hinarbeiten. So hängt das Überleben Saraykehts allein an Heshai – und an Seedless, der sich jedoch aus der lebenslangen Bindung an den Poeten befreien möchte – koste es, was es wolle …
English Description:
The city-state of Saraykeht dominates the Summer Cities: commerce and trade fill the streets. Any desire, however exotic or base, can be satisfied in its soft quarter. The people live and work secure in the knowledge that their city is a bastion of progress in a harsh world. It would be a tragedy if it fell.... At the heart of the city's influence is the poet-sorcerer Heshai and the captive spirit Seedless which he controls. Heshai is at once the linchpin of and the most vulnerable point in Saraykeht's greatness. Far to the west, the armies of Galt have conquered many lands. To take Saraykeht, they must first destroy its prosperity. Marchat Wilsin, head of Galt's trading-house in the city, is planning a terrible crime against Heshai and Seedless. If he succeeds, Saraykeht will fall. Amat, House Wilsin's business manager, her apprentice Liat, and two young men from the farthest reaches of their society stand alone against the dire threat to the city. But in this city of power and intrigue, no one is without secrets. The price they must pay to save Saraykeht may be greater than they can afford....« less