Snare

The author of the beloved Deverry series "Dragonspell," "Darkspell," "The Red Wyvern," turns her hand to a new kind of tale. On the planet known as "Snare," the descendants of Islamic fundamentalist emigrants have created beautiful enclaves, where they can sit on a patio enjoying green grass and "true-roses," but the nomadic tribes live in a much harsher landscape, where the grass is purple, the trees are orange, and the huge and dangerous sentient Cha'Meech lizards roam the landscape. Idres Warkannan and his companions are on a quest through this landscape, looking for the only man who can redeem their Islamic civilization from its despotic ruler and restore justice to the population. Zayn Hassan, refugee from the despot's service, finds himself living among the tribes of the "comnee," where Healer and Spirit Rider Ammadin, seeing the dangers all around her, is beginning to doubt the gods who are her only protection. To save herself and her people, Ammadin journeys eastward into war, intrigue, and adventure - and finds more than she bargained for on all counts.

ISBN 0007349580   Pages 642 ISBN13 9780007349586 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 680 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers   Published in London Imprint Voyager   Height (mm) 129 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 198 Publication date 02 Oct 2009   Spine width (mm) 34 DEWEY 813.54   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

'Kerr does a marvellous job ! a compelling standalone fantasy' Dreamwatch 'Kerr is a worldbuilder of the greatest ability and imagination' The Alien Online Praise for Katharine Kerr: 'Kerr is a master of her trade! She has created a world that might very well go on for ever, and this one reader sincerely hopes it does' Vector 'One of the top fantasists of her generation' Interzone 'An unusually scholarly writer of fantasy.' Telegraph 'Much as I dislike comparing anything to The Lord of the Rings, I have to admit that on this occasion it's justified.' Interzone

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