{"product_id":"horde-of-the-counterwind-an-epic-voyage-to-the-upper-reaches-cult-classic-and-one-of-the-inspirations-for-clair-obscur-expedition-33-9781419792588","title":"Horde of the Counterwind: An Epic Voyage to the Upper Reaches: Cult Classic and One of the Inspirations for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrance's defining fantasy\/science fiction odyssey of the 21st century, the basis of the award-winning video game Expedition 33 and now published in English for the first time, celebrates twenty-three brave warriors of the wind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-three adventurers--each with a unique personality and a precise duty, some trained since birth, some joining over the course of a long journey--climb endlessly against the wind that plagues their desolate homeland. Their only purpose: to make it to the Upper Reaches and identify the wind's mysterious source. Over the course of eight hundred years, thirty-three hordes before them have tried and failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterwork whose epic scope and visionary world-building are commonly compared to the universe of \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, author Alain Damasio moves among narrators, alternating between breathtaking descriptions of the unique and bewildering world he has invented--ruled by seven types of wind, classified by their forces--and gripping, rhythmic dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorde of the Counterwind\u003c\/i\u003e has ignited the imaginations of more than a million French fans since its publication in 2004. Voted the best book of the twenty-first century by readers of \u003ci\u003eSens critique\u003c\/i\u003e and the twelfth-greatest book of all time by \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e's subscribers, the novel served as a major inspiration for the celebrated video game \u003ci\u003eClair Obscur: Expedition 33\u003c\/i\u003e. At last, English-speaking audiences will get the chance to shoulder their packs and join the adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Damasio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419792588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlain Damasio \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three bestselling French novels: \u003ci\u003eLa Zone du Dehors\u003c\/i\u003e (1999 and 2007), winner of the European Utopiales Prize 2007, the Imaginales high-schoolers Prize 2006 and adapted for the stage in 2016; \u003ci\u003eHorde of the Counterwind\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), winner of three literary prizes including the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2006 in the category \"Francophone novel\" and adapted into a graphic novel in 2017; and \u003ci\u003eLes Furtifs\u003c\/i\u003e (April 2019). Damasio is a triple recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, France's most prestigious science fiction award, and his most recent novel was voted best overall book of 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Dickow\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, novelist, translator and literary scholar who works in French and English. He grew up in Moscow, Idaho, in the Pacific Northwest, and after living in France at irregular intervals for seven years, is now professor of French at Virginia Tech. He has a long-standing interest in science fiction, weird fiction and fantasy, and is the author of a science fiction novel in French, \u003ci\u003eLe Premier Souper\u003c\/i\u003e, along with several works of poetry in both languages. His full-length translations include: \u003ci\u003eThe Central Laboratory\u003c\/i\u003e by Max Jacob, \u003ci\u003eThe Neverending Quest for the Other Shore\u003c\/i\u003e by Sylvie Kandé, \u003ci\u003eShowers and Bright Spells: Selected Poems 2009-2019 \u003c\/i\u003eby Henri Droguet, and \u003ci\u003eAir of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by \u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e by Gustave Roud (co-translated with Sean T. Reynolds).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alain Damasio \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":67729090150557,"sku":"9781419792588","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_eb40ce19-26a0-4636-99ac-76a594a425f3.jpg?v=1792579225","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/horde-of-the-counterwind-an-epic-voyage-to-the-upper-reaches-cult-classic-and-one-of-the-inspirations-for-clair-obscur-expedition-33-9781419792588","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}