David Anthony Durham received the 2009 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of Science Fiction for Acacia and The Other Lands (the first two volumes of the Acacia Trilogy). Author of the historical novels Gabriel's Story, Walk Through Darkness, and Pride of Carthage, he was handpicked by George R. R. Martin to write for his Wild Cards series of collaborative novels.
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Praise for David Anthony Durham and The Acacia Trilogy: "A
fascinating world."
--USA Today "A big, fat, rich piece of history-flavored fantasy. .
. . Imagined with remarkable thoroughness."
--Time "Gripping. . . . From the first pages of Acacia, Durham
demonstrates that he is a master of the fantasy epic."
--The Washington Post Book World "Thrilling. . . . Durham's new
world--like our old one--is crawling with wickedly fascinating
characters."
--Entertainment Weekly "Transcendent. . . . As fantasy epics go,
the 'Acacia' trilogy is a direct and worthy descendant of Tolkien."
--Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star "A truly epic fantasy . . .
Superbly written."
--Fantasy Magazine "Something genuinely new. . . . Strong echoes of
Homer and Virgil, Tolkien, Norse mythology's Twilight of the Gods
and America's compromised history as a republic built on slavery
fuse into an enthralling, literate and increasingly suspenseful
narrative."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Never lets up. . . . A very tasty
fantasy stew."
--San Jose Mercury News "Extraordinary. . . . One of the best
books, fantasy or otherwise . . . in recent memory."
--Free-Lance Star
In this sprawling and vividly imagined fantasy, historical novelist Durham (Pride of Carthage) chronicles the downfall and reinvention of the Akaran Dynasty, whose empire, called Acacia, was built on conquest, slaving and drug trade. The Acacian empire, encompassing "The Known World," is hated by its subjugated peoples, especially the Mein, who 22 generations earlier were exiled to the icy northland. Having sent an assassin to kill the Acacian king, Leodan, the rebel chieftain, Hanish Mein, declares war on the empire. As Acacia falls, Leodan's treasonous but conflicted chancellor, Thaddeus Clegg, spirits the king's four children to safety. When the Mein's rule proves even more tyrannical than the old, the former chancellor seeks to reunite the now adult Akaran heirs--the oldest son Aliver (once heir to the throne), the beautiful elder daughter Corinn, their younger sister, Mena, and youngest brother, Dariel--to lead a war to regain the empire. Durham has created a richly detailed alternate reality leavened with a dollop of magic and populated by complicated personalities grappling with issues of freedom and oppression. (June) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Praise for David Anthony Durham and The Acacia Trilogy: "A
fascinating world."
--USA Today "A big, fat, rich piece of history-flavored
fantasy. . . . Imagined with remarkable thoroughness."
--Time "Gripping. . . . From the first pages of
Acacia, Durham demonstrates that he is a master of the
fantasy epic."
--The Washington Post Book World "Thrilling. . . . Durham's
new world--like our old one--is crawling with wickedly fascinating
characters."
--Entertainment Weekly "Transcendent. . . . As fantasy epics
go, the 'Acacia' trilogy is a direct and worthy descendant of
Tolkien." --Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star "A truly epic
fantasy . . . Superbly written."
--Fantasy Magazine "Something genuinely new. . . . Strong
echoes of Homer and Virgil, Tolkien, Norse mythology's Twilight of
the Gods and America's compromised history as a republic built on
slavery fuse into an enthralling, literate and increasingly
suspenseful narrative."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Never lets up. . . . A very
tasty fantasy stew."
--San Jose Mercury News "Extraordinary. . . . One of the
best books, fantasy or otherwise . . . in recent memory."
--Free-Lance Star
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