by TomLloyd (Author)
Isak is a white-eye, feared and despised in equal measure. Trapped in a life of poverty, hated and abused by his father, Isak dreams of escape, but when his chance comes, it isn't to a place in the army as he'd expected. Instead, the Gods have marked him out as heir-elect to the brooding Lord Bahl, the Lord of the Farlan. Lord Bahl is also a white-eye, a genetic rarity that produces men stronger, more savage and more charismatic than their normal counterparts. Their magnetic charm and brute strength both inspires and oppresses others. Now is the time for revenge, and the forging of empires. With mounting envy and malice, the men who would themselves be king watch Isak, chosen by Gods as flawed as the humans who serve them, as he is shaped and moulded to fulfil the prophecies that are encircling him like scavenger birds. The various factions jostle for the upper hand, and that means violence, but the Gods have been silent for too long and that violence is about to spill over and paint the world the colour of spilled blood and guts and pain and anguish ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 488
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 16 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0575077271
ISBN 13: 9780575077270
Book Overview: Tom Lloyd is 25 years old, keen, talented, articulate and highly promotable When not writing riveting epic fantasy, Tom Lloyd works in publishing himself and is eager to use those contacts in his new life as an author THE STORMCALLER is an assured debut from a writer brimming with talent Exciting, moving and gripping, THE STORMCALLER is ideal for all fans of George R. R. Martin, combining inspired world-building, epoch-shattering battles and high emotion in a plot that will leave the reader gasping for more THE STORMCALLER is the first in a major series Tom Lloyd has used his degrees in Politics and International Relations to devastating effect in THE STORMCALLER