A Shadow in Summer, Daniel Abraham
A Shadow in Summer, Daniel Abraham
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A Shadow in Summer

Author: Daniel Abraham

Narrator: Neil Shah

Unabridged: 14 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/21/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

The powerful city-state of Saraykeht is a bastion of peace and culture, a major center of commerce and trade. Its economy depends on the power of the captive spirit Seedless, an andat bound to the poet-sorcerer Heshai for life. Enter the Galts, an empire committed to laying waste to all lands with their ferocious army. Saraykeht has always been too strong for the Galts to attack, but now they see an opportunity. If they can dispose of Heshai, Seedless will perish and the entire city will fall.

In the middle is Otah, a simple laborer with a complex past. Recruited to act as a bodyguard for his girlfriend's boss at a secret meeting, he inadvertently learns of the Galtish plot. Otah finds himself as the sole hope of Saraykeht: either he stops the Galts or the whole city and everyone in it perishes forever.

About Daniel Abraham

Daniel Abraham is an author of epic fantasy. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies, and his novels include the Dagger and the Coin series. His work has been nominated for both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. He also writes urban fantasy as MLN Hanover and science fiction with Ty Franck under the name James S. A. Corey. Daniel lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik

(I read this in Shadow and Betrayal omnibus.) 3.5/5 Stars A highly original debut and a good start to a quartet. A Shadow in Summer is Daniel Abraham’s debut and the first book in the Long Price Quartet series. After finishing this book, I have to say that I’m deeply impressed by its originality. There......more

Via Book Reviews by Niki Hawkes at www.nikihawkes.com I will be the first one to admit that the overview sounds a little boring and convoluted. The first time I picked it up in a bookstore, I almost disregarded it right away and put it back on the shelf. The reading gods must have been looking out fo......more

Goodreads review by Mayim

’And love is more important than justice,’ Seedless said. ‘Sometimes. Yes.’ Seedless smiled and nodded. ‘What a terrible thought,’ he said. ‘That love and injustice should be married.’ The main merit of A Shadow in Summer lies in how its Author bound ideas into words and then formed them into a languag......more

Goodreads review by Bradley

I have definitely read much worse fantasy, or fiction, for that matter, and I see that subtlety and thoughtfulness is the name of this tune, but honestly, it was slow and not much happens. It was, on the other hand, quite readable and the characters were very solid, even memorable as far as they go.......more