Nocturnal Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Didn't spot a thread for this. It's relatively popular nowadays. Almost ten years after the Human-Kiriath Alliance repelled the invading Scaled Folk in a terrible war, three of the war heroes still have difficulty adjusting to the uneasy peace and the renewed conflict between the northern League and the Yhelteth Empire.Ringil Eskiath lives in self-imposed exile from his native Trelayne, exchanging war stories for board and lodging in a small village's inn; to most people he is the hero of Gallows Gap, but his own family shuns him because he is gay. Lady kir-Archeth Indamaninarmal, the only human-kiriath half-breed, was left behind when the Kiriath abandoned the world, and finds herself more and more unable to tolerate the decadent court of the Yhelteth Emperor. Egar Dragonbane, a Majak mercenary, returned to his people after the wars, but having seen the wonders of the civilized world he feels out of place as a nomad clan leader in the steppe. I admit, I mainly started it because I'm a sucker for gay romances, but I stayed for the intriguing plot. It's quite different from everything I read, nothing is ever explained completely, everything's so vague in this book and the characters are two violent 'person of dubious parentage's and a melancholic half-immortal. And that's where its charm comes from. Anyone read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not yet - The Steel Remains is on my wishlist, and I also want to read his Kovacs books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocturnal Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 I love how my B word got censored. Classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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