Southern Fire
 ISBNs Paperback: 978-1-913892-12-8 Hardcover: 978-1-913892-13-5 EPUB: 978-1-908039-55-2 MOBI: 978-1-908039-56-9 |
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Description
Set in the Archipelago, the first book in The Aldabreshin Compass tells the story of Daish Kheda, ruler of a peaceful southern domain. From the outer islands comes the news that a powerful sorcerer is wreaking chaos and destruction. But the locals are wary of magic and refuse to fight fire with fire.
His own family and domain threatened, Kheda resolves to defeat the unknown power of the south – a decision that will lead to battles of sword and wizardry, and the discovery of a magical force the like of which has never been imagined.
The Aldabreshin Compass is a major epic of empire and intrigue from an author whose storytelling has set fantasy fiction alight.
To learn more about the book, and the rest of the series, see Juliet’s website.
Reviews
An original and intriguing setting, impressive world-building and compelling writing set McKenna’s work apart from a field thick with far less ambitious fantasy works. Fans of Rosemary Kirstein and Robin Hobb will enjoy this book. — Publishers Weekly
McKenna is the thinking fantasy reader’s author, the kind who dreams up fantasy elements and then works out the implications of those elements with the precision and thoughtfulness of a scientist, or, well, an SF writer. — The Dragon Page