A Betrayal in Winter: The Long Price Quartet
Aug 2007 · Long Price Quartet Book 2 · Sold by Macmillan
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Daniel Abraham delighted fantasy readers with his brilliant, original, and engaging first novel, A Shadow in Summer. Now he has produced an even more powerful sequel, a tragedy as darkly personal and violent as Shakespeare's Macbeth.
As a boy, Otah Machi was exiled from his family, Machi's ruling house. Decades later, he has witnessed and been part of world-changing events. Yet he has never returned to Machi. Now his father--the Khai, or ruler, of Machi--is dying and his eldest brother Biitrah has been assassinated, Otah realizes that he must return to Machi, for reasons not even he understands.
Tradition dictates that the sons of a dying Khai fall upon each other until only one remains to succeed his father. But something even worse is occurring in Machi. The Galts, an expansive empire, has allied with someone in Machi to bring down the ruling house. Otah is accused, the long-missing brother with an all-too-obvious motive for murder.
With the subtlety and wonderful storytelling skill of his first novel, Abraham has created a masterful drama filled with a unique magic, a suspenseful thriller of sexual betrayal, and Machiavellian politics.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
As a boy, Otah Machi was exiled from his family, Machi's ruling house. Decades later, he has witnessed and been part of world-changing events. Yet he has never returned to Machi. Now his father--the Khai, or ruler, of Machi--is dying and his eldest brother Biitrah has been assassinated, Otah realizes that he must return to Machi, for reasons not even he understands.
Tradition dictates that the sons of a dying Khai fall upon each other until only one remains to succeed his father. But something even worse is occurring in Machi. The Galts, an expansive empire, has allied with someone in Machi to bring down the ruling house. Otah is accused, the long-missing brother with an all-too-obvious motive for murder.
With the subtlety and wonderful storytelling skill of his first novel, Abraham has created a masterful drama filled with a unique magic, a suspenseful thriller of sexual betrayal, and Machiavellian politics.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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August 9, 2020
This book does not work. If will not open on my Pixel 4 XL (wifi or 4G LTE), my Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (wifi), or my Lenovo Thinkpad (directly plugged into my modem with cat6, using fiber gigabit internet). The error says no internet connection, but my connection is great. Out of over 1,000 books in my Google Play Books library, this is the only book that cannot be opened or downloaded. There is clearly an error with the book.
About the author
Daniel Abraham, winner of the International Horror Award for his short story "Flat Diane," has been published in many anthologies, including Gardner Dozois's Year's Best Science Fiction. A Betrayal in Winter is the second novel in the Long Price Quartet. He lives in New Mexico.
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