From the publisher of top sci-fi and fantasy fiction comes a brand new epic adventure by Steph Swainston called Above the Snowline. It is all about Jant Shira's life as a hunter in the mountains. Awian exiles are building a stronghold in the Darkling mountains, where the Rhydanne hunt. Their clash of interests soon leads to bloodshed and Shira Dellin, a Rhydanne huntress, appeals to the immortal Circle for justice. The Emperor sends Jant, half-Rhydanne, half-Awian, and all-confidence, to mediate. As Jant is drawn into the spiralling violence he is shaken into coming to terms with his own heritage and his feelings for the alien, intoxicating Dellin.
Steph Swainston has exclusively signed, lined, dated, doodled and numbered 15 first edition first print books for Doodled Books collectors. So if you are a fan of Tolkien, Rothfuss and Deas then this is an essential sci-fi rare book for your collection.
Reviews
Swainston writes with dash and elegance.
The Times
Swainston writes beautiful prose, flowing and elegant, with clever description and mastery of all technical aspects; she is clearly the kind of talent who could waltz into pretty much any genre she set her mind to.
The Sydney Morning Herald
She combines a surreal visionary prose style with some realistic gritty description and characterization to create a feel that is unlike just about anyone else out there.
The Agony Column, http://www.trashotron.com/agony
Nasty battles, giant Insects, blokes with wings. And a bloody good read... Insects! Loads of the buggers! Swarming over the Fourlands and devouring everything in their path, building walls to protect themselves from the humans, taking over towns and cities and killing people with their nasty mandibles.
Jayne Dearsley, SFX
A study of guilt and addiction inside a novel about sexual politics, and wrapped in some of the weirdest and best fantasy written in recent years.
The Guardian
Impossibly weird story, wonderful characters. Not to be missed.
New Zealand Herald
An eye for details of lives that is reminiscent of Mervyn Peake. In fifty years’ time, people will be reading this book and talking about it the way we talk about Gormenghast.
George Walkley, Ink Magazine
Product Description
This is Jant Shira's life before the drugs took over, as a hunter in the mountains. Awian exiles are building a stronghold in the Darkling mountains, where the Rhydanne hunt. Their clash of interests soon leads to bloodshed and Shira Dellin, a Rhydanne huntress, appeals to the immortal Circle for justice. The Emperor sends Jant, half-Rhydanne, half-Awian, and all-confidence, to mediate. As Jant is drawn into the spiralling violence he is shaken into coming to terms with his own heritage and his feelings for the alien, intoxicating Dellin. ABOVE THE SNOWLINE tells the story of Jant's early years in the Circle and shows the Fourlands as you've never seen them before.
About the Author
Steph Swainston is a qualified archaeologist with a degree from Cambridge and a research degree. She worked as archaeologist for six years, working on the dig that researched the oldest recorded burial site in the UK, before working as an information scientist. She lives in Wokingham.
Product details
- First Edition First Printing
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz (25 Feb 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575081589
- ISBN-13: 978-0575081581
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm
