L'une des grosses sorties fantasy américaines de l'année, qui fait déjà parler depuis quelques mois et encore plus depuis sa parution "officielle" il y a quelques jours à peine. Les couvertures US et UK :
Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert. To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds.The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural—a realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path.
On trouve le prologue et le premier chapitre :
http://djangowexler.com/book-info/the-t ... s-excerpt/Une nouvelle faisant office de préquelle :
http://io9.com/the-coolest-fantasy-stor ... -514117561Et l'auteur, dont c'est le premier roman, s'est apparemment lancé dans une véritable tournée des blogs :
Recruitment: Introducing the cast of The Thousand Names, featuring excerpts! over at I Smell Sheep• Training: Using History to Build a Fantasy Society over at SF Signal• Deployment: We've Come a Long Way over at The Qwillery• Reconnaissance: Point of View as a Precious Resource over at Anne Lyle's blog• March!: Maintaining Forward Momentum, Or, Things Should Happen In Books over at The Book Smugglers• The Day of Battle: Writing Battle Scenes over at Suvudu• The Pursuit: Planning a Series over at Fantasy Book Critic• The Butcher's Bill: Kill Your Darlings, featuring an exclusive excerpt! over at SciFiChick
Bref, un sacré investissement pour occuper le terrain !
