THE HEROES- CHAPTER TWO: THE PEACEMAKER

Gollancz Team: Gillian - May 11th, 2012
Extract, Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie

CHAPTER TWO: THE PEACEMAKER

He stood by the window, one hand up on the stone, fingertips drumming, drumming, drumming. Frowning off across Carleon. Across the maze of cobbled streets, the tangle of steep slate roofs, the looming city walls his father built, all turned shiny black by the drizzle. Into the hazy fields beyond, past the fork of the grey river and towards the streaky rumour of hills at the head of the valley. As if, by sulking hard enough, he could see … More

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THE HEROES- CHAPTER ONE: THE TIMES

Gollancz Team: Gillian - May 10th, 2012
Extract, Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie

Three men. One battle. No heroes.

Three sentences to sum up one extraordinary book. We’re over the moon that THE HEROES had such an extraordinary reception when we published the hardback – a SUNDAY TIMES best seller, shortlisted for the David Gemmell Awards for Best Novel (if you’ve not already voted, you can vote here), and now shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel too. Taken together, it all makes quite a recommendation!

… but while … More

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