{"product_id":"council-of-fire-9781982124151","title":"Council of Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eric Flint\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Baen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Baen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW ENTRY IN THE DRAGON AWARD-WINNING ARCANE AMERICA SERIES\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling alternate history master Eric Flint\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GREAT SUNDERING HAS ARRIVED\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Halley's Comet, 1759. The comet veers and strikes the Earth with nature-altering force. The New World splits from the Old. A chain of mountains rises in the Mid-Atlantic. No ship from the New World can find a passage to the Old. Those who try . . . simply disappear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the greatest change the comet has wrought is the dawn of real magic--and very real monsters. A kraken in the Atlantic, revenants in Jamaica, Dry Hands and Floating Heads in the Hudson Valley, African ogres and worse set loose in the streets of New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Plus, the political situation has utterly shifted. The powerful Iroquois Confederacy disintegrates. Seneca and Cayuga follow a nefarious shaman and war leader, while the Mohawks ally with the English. What's more, the English and the French in North America must contemplate what had been unthinkable: unification behind a young Englishman prince, now the only person of royal blood left in the New World. In this transformed land of magic, royal blood brings unexpected powers. Yet if Prince Edward cannot master those powers, they may lead to his own destruction--and to a New World ruled by monsters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eCouncil of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Historical figures such as George Washington and Paul Revere are actively involved in the story, giving this alternate history a sense of what the colonies could have become with a bit of magic involved.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Readers will enjoy the smart worldbuilding and historical details of colonial shipping, political conflict, race relations, and Native cultures. . . . [an] impressive adventure.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eUncharted: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"History and mythology meld admirably, leading to a satisfying conclusion. This hardy adventure establishes a world ripe for many more rousing stories.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With a light and brisk narrative that propels its heroes through a number of increasingly dangerous situations, this combination of alternate history and fantasy should appeal to fans of Eric Flint, Harry Turtledove, and historical fantasy in general.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"While delivering plenty of action that approximates the best of cinematic fantasy, Hoyt and Anderson also strive for--and achieve--a kind of gravitas that suitably reflects the majesty of an untrammeled continent. Their descriptions of raw nature and its emotional repercussions on the humans are subtly poetic without being overblown. The native tribes are depicted in authentic ways, especially the people of Sacagawea. . . .The characterization of all the cast members is deep and revelatory of human nature. . . . There is also humor amidst the seriousness . . . [Anderson and Hoyt's] prose is a clear-eyed, sturdy naturalism meshed with flights of vivid unreality . . . filled with not only slambang adventures but also a kind of rational optimism that has become rare in genre works these days. . . Hoyt and Anderson, a kind of de Camp and Pratt for the twenty-first century, convey these ideals without lectures or sermons, embodying them in principled people doing exciting things.\"--\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Eric Flint: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This alternate history series is ... a landmark...\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"...reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis...\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Walter H. Hunt: \u003c\/b\u003e\"A compelling and immersive novel in which every word feels authentic and every chapter draws the reader deeper into the dark and terrifying power of the mind.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45355967217815,"sku":"9781982124151","price":1518.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781982124151.webp?v=1769291810","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/council-of-fire-9781982124151","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}