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Quillifer

Hardback

Main Details

Title Quillifer
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Walter Jon Williams
SeriesQuillifer
Series part Volume No. 1
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:544
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Adventure
Fantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9781481489973
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
General
Illustrations f-c jkt (fx: spot gloss varnish on uncoated); digital

Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster
Imprint Simon & Schuster
Publication Date 3 October 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

"Walter Jon Williams is always fun, but this may be his best yet, a delight from start to finish, witty, colorful, exciting and amusing by turns, exquisitely written." -George R. R. Martin From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Walter Jon Williams comes an adventurous epic fantasy about a man who is forced to leave his comfortable life and find his fortune among goddesses, pirates, war, and dragons. Rogue. Joker. Lover. Reluctant soldier. Quillifer is a young man, serially in love and studying law, when a family tragedy throws him into the world to seek his fortune. A charmer rather than a fighter, he soon finds himself embroiled with a bandit gang, caught up in vicious court intrigues, and the plaything of an angry, beautiful, and very jealous goddess. While he struggles to establish himself in the capital, the country finds itself pitched into a civil war, and Quillifer, a unwilling soldier at best, finds himself caught up in the action, and able to tip the scales of fortune. Quillifer, with its engaging hero and his exploits with lovers, brawlers, warriors, and privateers, is a book that bursts with life. It's the first volume in a new epic fantasy by bestselling and award-winning author Walter Jon Williams.

Author Biography

Walter Jon Williams is the author of thirty volumes of fiction, in addition to works in film, television, comics, and the gaming field. Williams has appeared on the bestseller lists of The Times and The New York Times. He is a world traveler, scuba diver, and a black belt in Kenpo Karate. He has twice been awarded the Nebula Award.

Reviews

"Williams' swashbuckling tale is reminiscent of George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman Papers series in the maleadventure tradition, and it is enriched with the splendiferous vocabulary of likable Quillifer's invented words." * -- Booklist * "A thoroughly enjoyable series of historical adventures in a faux-Europe." * -- Locus Magazine * "In this sprawling, lively episodic adventure, Williams (Angel Station) returns to his swashbuckling historical fantasy roots while exploring new territory. Williams excels at setting up conflicts and other entanglements, skillfully maneuvering Quillifer across the landscape and into increasingly engrossing situations." * -- Publishers Weekly *