The Dread Hammer (Stories of the Puzzle Lands) - Softcover

Nagata, Linda

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55 ratings by Goodreads

9781937197070: The Dread Hammer (Stories of the Puzzle Lands)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937197077 ISBN 13: 9781937197070

Publisher: Mythic Island Press LLC, 2017

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He lurks beside the forest road, a charming, well-armed young murderer, not altogether human. She draws near, a contrary shepherdess fleeing an unwanted marriage. When he overhears her prayer for help, whispered to the Dread Hammer, he decides to grant it--and love takes him by surprise. But love proves a greater challenge than murder.

An enthralling, dark tale of love, war, murder, marriage, and fate, by the award-winning author of The Bohr Maker and Goddesses & Other Stories.

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About the Author:

Linda Nagata is a Nebula and Locus-award-winning writer, best known for her high-tech science fiction, though she writes fantasy too. Linda has lived most of her life in Hawaii, where she’s been a writer, a mom, and a programmer of database-driven websites. She lives with her husband in their long-time home on the island of Maui.

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"Smoke is the core of the story, a wonderful flawed character. His love for Ketty is pure but it may be the only thing about him that is. A perfect killer with atrocities tied to him, he is feared by all [...] Intriguing and hard to pin down is our Smoke, but a whole lot of fun to read about." —Fantasy Review Barn

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