The Dark Defiles

Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold meets George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones in the final novel in Richard K. Morgan's epic A Land Fit for Heroes trilogy, which burst onto the fantasy scene with The Steel Remains and The Cold Commands.

Ringil Eskiath, a reluctant hero viewed as a corrupt degenerate by the very people who demand his help, has traveled far in search of the Illwrack Changeling, a deathless human sorcerer-warrior raised by the bloodthirsty Aldrain, former rulers of the world. Separated from his companions--Egar the Dragonbane and Archeth--Ringil risks his soul to master a deadly magic that alone can challenge the might of the Changeling. While Archeth and the Dragonbane embark on a trail of blood and tears that ends up exposing long-buried secrets, Ringil finds himself tested as never before, with his life and all existence hanging in the balance.

Praise for The Dark Defiles

"A finale that displays all the purposefully hard edges and grim magnificence that made the first two volumes stand out."--Kirkus Reviews

"Morgan brings his mammoth A Land Fit for Heroes fantasy trilogy to a rousing conclusion. . . . Expect surprises and suspense, along with the usual derring-do and entertaining characters."--Booklist

Praise for Richard K. Morgan and his acclaimed series, A Land Fit for Heroes

"Bold, brutal, and making no compromises--Richard K. Morgan doesn't so much twist the clich s of fantasy as take an axe to them. Then set fire to them."--Joe Abercrombie

"Morgan has taken traditional sword and sorcery tropes and given them a hard, contemporary kick. The anitithesis of the cosy fairytale, this one is for big boys."--The Times (London)

"A crisp stylist who demonstrates equal facility with action scenes and angst."--The New York Times Book Review

"A full-immersion experience, uncompromising and bleakly magnificent."--Kirkus Reviews

Author: Richard K. Morgan
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 10/07/2014
Pages: 656
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780345493101


Award: Spectrum Awards - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Romantic Times 10/01/2014 pg. 57 - Excellent
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014
Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 43

About the Author
Richard K. Morgan is the acclaimed author of The Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Thirteen, Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, and Altered Carbon, a New York Times Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003. The movie rights to Altered Carbon were optioned by Joel Silver and Warner Bros on publication, and a film version is currently in development with Mythology Entertainment. Market Forces was also optioned to Warner Bros, before it was even published, and it won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005. Thirteen won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2007 and is currently under movie option to Straight Up films. The Steel Remains won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in 2010, and its sequel, The Cold Commands, appeared in both Kirkus Reviews' and NPR's Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Books of the Year lists. Morgan is a fluent Spanish speaker and has lived and worked in Madrid, Istanbul, Ankara, and London, as well as having traveled extensively in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. He now lives in Scotland with his wife, Virginia, and son, Daniel.