QBD Proudly Supports
 |
Axis Trilogy 1: Battleaxe by Sara Douglass, ISBN 9780732258658
|
> Fiction Books > Science Fiction / Fantasy Books
Book 1 of the Axis Trilogy.
A thousand years ago the Acharites drove the Forbidden from their land. Now, strange sightings along Achar's northern border foreshadow their return. The barbaric tribes of the Ravensbund are pouring south with the tales of fearsome beings who feed on the terror of their prey. Winter has come early, and with it the promise of war. Axis, bastard son of the dead Princess Rivkah, is sent to the battlefront at Gorkenfort with his elite Axe-Wielders. Once there, he must hand over command to his hated half-brother, Borneheld. But travelling north, Axis falls in love with Faraday - Borneheld's betrothed, and meets two priests who challenge the very essence of his beliefs.
The Sentinels walk the land, the TreeFriend has been found, and the people of the Plough, the Wing and the Horn must set aside their differences and unite under one leader against the evil rising in the north . . .
RRP: $20.99
| ISBN 13: | 9780732258658 |
| ISBN 10: | 0732258650 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 674 |
| Dimensions: | 181 x 110mm |
| Released: | 05/07/1995 |
| 
|
|
Sara Douglass was born on a small farm some twenty-five miles out of Penola in South Australia. It was called Gundealga, 'peaceful watering hole', and its names, and its woods and deer, are remembered in The Axis Trilogy. When she was about seven her family moved to Adelaide. An avid reader from an early age, Sara started writing as soon as she felt competent, about nine or ten, and produced a small novelette about the discovery of the eighth sea of the world which her teachers and parents regarded indulgently, looking over her head and nodding as if to say, "She'll grow out of it".
After completing a Bachelor of Arts at Adelaide University she wrote her first novel, The Judgement of Jerusalem for which she received polite rejection letters: "We wish you all the best in your future endeavours." and resolved never to write again. And for another six or seven years she immersed herself in a new career as an academic, teaching medieval history at La Trobe University, Bendigo. To relieve stress of the job Sara took up writing again, and tried to send several to Mills and Boon, but their initial rejection letters finally became stern letters imploring her to never contact them again as her writing was so 'dark'. Then with the help of the Melbourne Yellow pages she found a publisher for a manuscript, and the rest is history.
|
People who purchased "Axis Trilogy 1: Battleaxe by Sara Douglass" also purchased...
Axis Trilogy 1: Battleaxe by Sara Douglass, is available now at these stores... *
* Please contact the store and quote ISBN "9780732258658" to confirm availability.
|
|
| Gift Vouchers |
|---|
|
| Newsletter |
|---|
| Join our mailing list for great deals and special offers!
|
| Featured Book |
|---|
Backlash
RRP: $29.99QBD: $22.99
|
|
Cart: 0 items, $0.00|
