Book Three in this gripping fantasy trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Clarke-Award-winning author of Children of Time and the Shadows of the Apt series.

**The Hyena and the Hawk is the third book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's epic fantasy trilogy, Echoes of the Fall, following The Bear and the Serpent. /b>From the depths of the darkest myths, the soulless Plague People have returned. Their pale-walled camps obliterate villages, just as the terror they bring with them destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the true people: not their places, not their ways. The Plague People will remake the world as though they had never been.The heroes and leaders of the true people - Maniye, Loud Thunder, Hesprec and Asman - will each fight the Plague People in their own ways. They will seek allies, gather armies and lead the charge. But a thousand swords or ten thousand spears will not suffice to turn back this enemy. The end is at hand for everything the true people know.

A clever, compelling page turner

Autorentext

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself he subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor, has trained in stage-fighting, and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind, possibly excepting his son.

He is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, Echoes of the Fall series, and Children of Time, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

Klappentext

They face a hunger that consumes the gods themselves From the depths of myth, an ancient enemy has returned: the Plague People, whose very presence obliterates villages and destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the people - not their places, not their ways. On the plains, all tribes gather to confront the aggressor. Loud Thunder leads his war-host south, even as Tecumet and Asman head north with the Sun River army. With Maniye Many Tracks, they plan to forge an unprecedented unity between the clans. But will it be enough to prevent an oblivion that even threatens their gods? Their adversary's presence is like a wound in the world, and wakes all the old evils from the peoples' stories. But before they can deal with the enemies without, they must conquer their demons within. PRAISE FOR THE SERIES 'It's addictively brilliant! I love both the story and the world Adrian has created' John Gwynne 'Maniye Many Tracks is a fascinating character; layered, strong, torn, constantly developing and hugely empathetic' SciFiNow 'A ripping fantasy-yarn and a well-paced world, created and revealed with care' The Bookbag

Zusammenfassung

The Hyena and the Hawk is the third book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's epic fantasy trilogy, Echoes of the Fall, following The Bear and the Serpent.

From the depths of the darkest myths, the soulless Plague People have returned. Their pale-walled camps obliterate villages, just as the terror they bring with them destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the true people: not their places, not their ways. The Plague People will remake the world as though they had never been.

The heroes and leaders of the true people Maniye, Loud Thunder, Hesprec and Asman will each fight the Plague People in their own ways. They will seek allies, gather armies and lead the charge. But a thousand swords or ten thousand spears will not suffice to turn back this enemy. The end is at hand for everything the true people know.