Land Of Hope And Glory

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 377 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The only exception are a few light age markings on the inside page.

Publishers Description: An original new fantasy in which The IndianÿRebellion of 1857ÿtakes place in a very different Englandone whereÿmagic rules, and the only hope for the future lies in the story of King ArthurÿIt is 1852 and the Indian empire of Rajthana has ruled Europe for more thanÿ100 years. With their vast armies, steam-and-sorcery technology, and mastery of the mysterious power of sattva, the Rajthanans appear invinciblebut a bloody rebellion has broken out in a remote corner of the empire, in a poor and backward region known as England. At first Jack Casey, retired soldier, wants nothing to do with the uprising, but then he learns his daughter, Elizabeth, is due to be hanged for helping the rebels. The Rajthanans offer to spare her, but only if Jack hunts down and captures his best friend and former army comrade, who is now a rebel leader. Jack is torn between saving his daughter and protecting his friend, and he struggles just to stay alive as the rebellion pushes England into all-out war.

ISBN: 9781444723649