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Grace of Kings

#1 Dandelion Dynasty

Ken Liu

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English
SAGA PR
09 August 2016
One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny--and then become rivals--in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR.

Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions--two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice.

Fans of intrigue, intimate plots, and action will find a new series to embrace in the Dandelion Dynasty.
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Imprint:   SAGA PR
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 46mm
Weight:   608g
ISBN:   9781481424288
ISBN 10:   1481424289
Series:   Dandelion Dynasty
Pages:   656
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Grace of Kings (#1 Dandelion Dynasty)

Liu's combination of elements from China, Polynesia and beyond, told in an epic style, is the kind of Silk Road Fantasy that I've always wanted to read, and love all the more now that I have.--Paul Weimer SF Signal The epic fantasy genre can only be enriched by more novels drawing from non-Western traditions. Liu's ambitious work expertly blends mythology, history, military tactics, and technological innovation (airships and submarines). --Rob Bedford Kirkus Reviews The Grace of Kings is a fantasy, with petty meddling gods, odd mechanized inventions, and a sense that mystical powers lurk around the corner. It is nothing if not epic.--Justin Landon Tor.com The Grace of Kings is an ambitious, astonishing, and sublime work, one that both exemplifies and diverges from what one might think of when it comes to epic fantasy. It should rank amongst the genre's best works.--Andrew Liptak io9 The Grace of Kings is grand, mythic and epic, but Liu's silk-punk world of trickster gods and giant horned whales is also a delight.--Paul Weimer Relentless Reading Told in Liu's graceful, intelligent, and literate prose, the novel is a sumptuous Epic feast.--Rob Bedford SFF World Ken Liu's The Grace of Kings -- a magnificent fantasy epic. Liu is building a dynasty.--Amal El-Mohtar NPR Books A refreshing epic. -- --The New York Times


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