Raging Storm: The Legends of the Alfar Book IV
By (Author) Markus Heitz
Translated by Sorcha McDonagh
Quercus Publishing
riverrun
6th August 2019
8th August 2019
United Kingdom
Paperback
528
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 44mm
380g
THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO THE TRIUMPH OF THE DWARVES
The Hidden Land lies broken. In the terrible battle to save the home of the dwarves, elves and humans, many sacrifices were made by great heroes, and at the last the alfar were defeated. Aiphaton, the son of the indelible and erstwhile Emperor of the Alfar, has sworn that his race will never again pose such a dire threat to the world; he is determined to seek out and destroy the last of his own people.But there may be a greater enemy to face: an enigmatic mage with powerful magic at her fingertips is threatening the entire country.Suddenly the Hidden Land's greatest enemy has become its only hope . . .The action never lets up in this next exciting story in the saga of the dwarves and the alfar! 'Tolkien with a dash of Gemmell and a sprinkling of George R.R. Martin' Malazan EmpireMarkus Heitz is a phenomenon in the field of Fantastic Literature - Fantasybook Germany
Markus Heitz is once again setting off a fantasy fireworks display! - denglers-buchkritik.deYet again, Raging Storm captivates readers with epic battles and a plot full of action - Die RheinpfalzHeitz knows how to spin legends that never lose their attraction - The AachenerThe story is filled with many original characters and unpredictable events, and in between there is blood, war and destruction - BooksectionMarkus Heitz trained to be a teacher after studying history and German literature, then going on to an MA in History. He spent several years as a journalist, writing in his free time, before the runaway success of The Dwarves allowed him to give up the day job. His debut epic fantasy novel, Schatten uber Ulldart (Shadows over Ulldart) was the first of many of his books to win the Deutscher Phantastik Preis (Germany's premier literary award for fantasy) in 2003. Since then he has frequently topped the bestseller charts, and his Number One bestselling Dwarves and Aelfar series have earned him a place among Germany's most successful fantasy authors. The DOORS series, where each book follows the adventurers as they choose a different door, have earned him a whole new audience as he plays with fantasy, thriller and mystery tropes to keep the reader always interested. He currently lives in Saarland, in Germany.