Every Friday, we here @ Del Rey Spectra will place a 50 page excerpt of a selected title on Suvudu. Whether it be science fiction, epic fantasy, alternate history, horror, urban fantasy, paranormal, the possibilities are endless.
This week we’re featuring The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan:
Richard K. Morgan pushes the limits of fantasy in The Steel Remains, and challenges our conventions of what it means to be a hero. Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—is a washed-up mercenary and onetime war hero whose cynicism is surpassed only by the speed of his sword. Gil is estranged from his aristocratic family, but when his mother enlists his help in freeing a cousin sold into slavery, Gil sets out to track her down. But it soon becomes apparent that more is at stake than the fate of one young woman. Grim sorceries are awakening in the land. Some speak in whispers of the return of the Aldrain, a race of widely feared, cruel yet beautiful demons. Now Gil and two old comrades are all that stand in the way of a prophecy whose fulfillment will drown an entire world in blood. But with heroes like these, the cure is likely to be worse than the disease.
Mike Braff, who edited Richard’s latest novel, The Cold Commands (which goes on sale 10/11/11 in hardcover and eBook), had this to say about The Steel Remains:
“Featuring one of the first and only openly gay protagonists in genre fiction, The Steel Remains is a visceral and bloody tale told with gravitas and skill not usually found in today’s writing. In celebration of the release of the second book in the series, The Cold Commands, I hope you enjoy the 50 Page Friday excerpt of The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan.”
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