Winter Be My Shield. Book One, Children Of The Black Sun

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Harper/Voyager
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: First Edition

Description: 456 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Sierra Has A Despised And Forbidden Gift-she Raises Power From The Suffering Of Others.

Publishers Description: A complex, adult epic fantasy from a new Australian author ... original, dramatic, unputdownable. 'Unlikely heroes, villains you will cheer for, and cold that eats your bones. WINtER BE MY SHIELD will take you to an unforgiving place, but you won't want to leave it.' Robin Hobb Original, dramatic and unputdownable, WINtER BE MY SHIELD is the first in an epic fantasy trilogy from brilliant new Australian talent Jo Spurrier. Sierra has a despised and forbidden gift - she raises power from the suffering of others. Enslaved by the king's torturer, Sierra escapes, barely keeping ahead of Rasten, the man sent to hunt her down. then she falls in with dangerous company: the fugitive Prince Cammarian and his crippled foster-brother, Isidro. But Rasten is not the only enemy hunting them in the frozen north and as Sierra's new allies struggle to identify friend from foe, Rasten approaches her with a plan to kill the master they both abhor. Sierra is forced to decide what price she is willing to pay for her freedom and her life ...

ISBN: 9780732292522