Difference between revisions of "The Fire King"
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* '''Author''': [[Marjorie M. Liu]] | * '''Author''': [[Marjorie M. Liu]] | ||
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* '''Editor''': [[Chris Keeslar]] | * '''Editor''': [[Chris Keeslar]] | ||
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| + | Long ago, shape-shifters were plentiful, soaring through the sky as crows, racing across African veldts as cheetahs, raging furious as dragons atop the Himalayas. Like gods, they reigned supreme. But even gods have laws, and those laws, when broken, destroy. | ||
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| + | Zoufalství. Epätoivo. Asa. Three words in three very different languages, and yet Soria understands. Like all members of Dirk & Steele, she has a gift, and hers is communication: That was why she was chosen to address the stranger. Strong as a lion, quick as a serpent, Karr is his name, and in his day he was King. But he is a son of strife; a creature of tragedy. As fire consumed all he loved, so an icy sleep has been his atonement. Now against his will, he has awoken.Zoufalství. Epätoivo. Asa. In English, the word is despair. But Soria knows the words for love. | ||
== Recognitions == | == Recognitions == | ||
* [[2010 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2010 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Speculative (Paranormal) Romance Categories|Paranormal Romance]] | * [[2010 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2010 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Speculative (Paranormal) Romance Categories|Paranormal Romance]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 19 August 2021
- Series: Dirk & Steele #9
- Author: Marjorie M. Liu
- Publisher: Leisure
- Year: 2009
- Editor: Chris Keeslar
- Amazon Listing: []
Book Description
Long ago, shape-shifters were plentiful, soaring through the sky as crows, racing across African veldts as cheetahs, raging furious as dragons atop the Himalayas. Like gods, they reigned supreme. But even gods have laws, and those laws, when broken, destroy.
Zoufalství. Epätoivo. Asa. Three words in three very different languages, and yet Soria understands. Like all members of Dirk & Steele, she has a gift, and hers is communication: That was why she was chosen to address the stranger. Strong as a lion, quick as a serpent, Karr is his name, and in his day he was King. But he is a son of strife; a creature of tragedy. As fire consumed all he loved, so an icy sleep has been his atonement. Now against his will, he has awoken.Zoufalství. Epätoivo. Asa. In English, the word is despair. But Soria knows the words for love.
