Acacia, Book One of The Acacia Trilogy, was released to much fanfare from fantasy fans and bloggers. Some likened it to the large epic A Song of Ice & Fire by George R. R. Martin; others likened it to the sweeping historical novels found in the fiction section of the bookstore.
I think both are right.
The author of The Acacia Trilogy, David Anthony Durham, has both backgrounds. He loves epic fantasy and he loves the historical novel. In a way, he blended them together, to create a wonderful novel with great characters in Acacia.
Now he has released the cover artwork and some information for Book Two in The Acacia Trilogy, titled The Other Lands!
Some spoilers for Acacia in the summary ahead…
| The apocalyptic struggle against the conquering Mein now won, Queen Corinn rules over the Acacian Empire of the Known World with a stern hand—aided by increasing mastery of the occult powers contained in the Book of Elenet. But far across the seas the mysterious inhabitants of the Other Lands seemingly control the fate of her empire—supported as it is by an underground trade in drugs and slaves. When she sends her brother Dariel on a secret mission across the hazardous Grey Slopes to investigate, it begins another cycle of world-shattering and shaping events.
In this bold and imaginative sequel, David Anthony Durham’s epic imagination continues to expand the Known World of the novel into yet undiscovered lands, drawing on a literary tradition that stretches from The Iliad to George R.R. Martin. |
Well, David, where is my copy!?
The Other Lands will be released in September 2009 and it is a book many of us have been pining for!
Stay tuned! More information is soon to follow! If you haven’t, be sure to visit David at his blog—where he updates with fun and interesting items often!
Here comes a journey into The Other Lands!
