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Autore |
Abraham Daniel |
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Titolo |
The spider's war / / Daniel Abraham |
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New York, New York : , : Orbit, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-316-20404-8 |
0-316-40183-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (411 pages) |
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Collana |
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The Dagger and the Coin ; ; v.5 |
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FIC009020FIC002000FIC009030 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dictators |
Imaginary wars and battles |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Welcome -- Dedication -- Map -- Prologue: The Second Apostate -- Captain Marcus Wester -- Cithrin Bel Sarcour of the Medean Bank -- Clara Annalise Kalliam, Formerly Baroness of Osterling Fells -- Geder Palliako, Lord Regent of Antea -- Clara -- Cithrin -- Geder -- Entr'acte: Borja -- Marcus -- Clara -- Geder -- Cithrin -- Marcus -- Clara -- Cithrin -- Entr'acte: Porte Oliva -- Geder -- Cithrin -- Clara -- Marcus -- Geder -- Marcus -- Cithrin -- Entr'acte: Nus -- Clara -- Marcus -- Geder -- Cithrin -- Clara -- Geder -- Marcus -- Entr'acte: The World -- Marcus -- Geder -- Cithrin -- Clara -- Marcus -- Geder -- Cithrin -- Entr'acte: The Dragon -- Marcus -- Cithrin -- Clara -- Epilogue: The Last Apostate -- Dramatis Personae: Persons of interest and import in The Dagger and the Coin -- An Introduction to the Taxonomy of Races -- Acknowledgments -- Extras -- Meet the Author -- A Preview of "SNAKEWOOD -- A Preview of "HOPE & RED -- Publications by Daniel Abraham -- Praise -- Orbit Newsletter -- Table of Contents -- Copyright. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Lord Regent Geder Palliako's great war has spilled across the world, nation after nation falling before the ancient priesthood and the weapon of dragons. But even as conquest follows conquest, the final victory retreats before him like a mirage. Schism and revolt begin to erode the foundations of the empire, and the great conquest threatens |
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to collapse into a permanent war of all against all. In Carse, with armies on all borders, Cithrin bel Sarcour, Marcus Wester, and Clara Kalliam are faced with the impossible task of bringing a lasting peace to the world. Their tools: traitors high in the imperial army, the last survivor of the dragon empire, and a financial scheme that is either a revolution or the greatest fraud in the history of the world"-- |
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