The Gods Return

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Author(s):

David Drake

First Pub:

2008

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Subject(s):

Fantasy fiction

Chapters:

17 chapters

Internal ID:

13602

Series:

<- The Mirror of Worlds

The Crown of the Isles*

#3 of 3

The Crown of the Isles*

A trilogy of fantasy novels by David Drake. A subseries in the Lord of the Isles series.

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1) The Fortress of Glass
2) The Mirror of Worlds
3) The Gods Return

Lord of the Isles

#9 of 9

Lord of the Isles

A fantasy series written by David Drake.

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1) Lord of the Isles
2) Queen of Demons
3) Servant of the Dragon
4) Mistress of the Catacombs
5) Goddess of the Ice Realm
6) Master of the Cauldron
7) The Fortress of Glass
8) The Mirror of Worlds
9) The Gods Return

Copyright:

Dedication:

TO DAN BREEN
As sort of a bookend, for making this series much better
than it would've been without help.

First Sentence:

"You were right, priest," said Archus grudgingly as he and Salmson stared at the jundle-covered building.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"With the help of the Gods," repeated King Garric, and kissed his queen.

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Added: 17-Apr-2023

Last Updated: 17-Apr-2023

Publications

29-Dec-2009

Tor Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 29-Dec-2009

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

463

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13163

Publisher:

Tor Books

ISBN:

0-765-35118-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-765-35118-0

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Carol Russo Design - Cover Design
Donato Giancola - Cover Artist

"David Drake writes fantasy with the texture of the legends of yore." - Terry Goodkind

"He employs the standard epic fantasy tropes of action, sorcery, and romance to great effect in this exciting, compelling read." - Romantic Times BOOKreviews on The Fortress of Glass

THE ISLES have been more or less unified under Garric's rule, but the Change that created the content has removed the old Gods of the Isles from reality and released other Gods from other planes of existence.

Now the servants of the forbidden Gods of Palomir call forth The Worm, an ancient thing that threatens to devour all life in the newly formed kingdom and make way for the reign of dark Gods, newly awakened to ambitions of worship and dominion. Some are bad... and some are worse.

"Drake has a well-known ability to make the nasty , really nasty, and the fates the new gods threaten for Garric and company are quite unspeakiable."
- Booklist

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Notes and Comments:

First Edition: November 2008
First Mass Market Edition: January 2010
Forst printing based on the number line
Canada: $9.99

Author(s)

David Drake
Birth: 24 Sep 1945 Dubuque, Iowa, USA

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