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Title	:	A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet #1)
Author	:	Daniel Abraham
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 331 pages
Published	:	March 7th 2006 by Tor Books
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Science Fiction. Steampunk

A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet #1)

Daniel Abraham

Hardcover | Pages: 331 pages

Rating: 3.61 | 11139 Users | 745 Reviews

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The city-state of Saraykeht dominates the Summer Cities. Its wealth is beyond measure; its port is open to all the merchants of the world, and its ruler, the Khai Saraykeht, commands forces to rival the Gods. Commerce and trade fill the streets with a hundred languages, and the coffers of the wealthy with jewels and gold. Any desire, however exotic or base, can be satisfied in its soft quarter. Blissfully ignorant of the forces that fuel their prosperity, the people live and work secure in the knowledge that their city is a bastion of progress in a harsh world. It would be a tragedy if it fell.

Saraykeht is poised on the knife-edge of disaster.

At the heart of the city's influence are the poet-sorcerer Heshai and the captive spirit, Seedless, whom he controls. For all his power, Heshai is weak, haunted by memories of shame and humiliation. A man faced with constant reminders of his responsibilities and his failures, he is the linchpin and the most vulnerable point in Saraykeht's greatness.

Far to the west, the armies of Galt have conquered many lands. To take Saraykeht, they must first destroy the trade upon which its prosperity is based. Marchat Wilsin, head of Galt's trading house in the city, is planning a terrible crime against Heshai and Seedless. If he succeeds, Saraykeht will fall.

Amat, House Wilsin's business manager, is a woman who rose from the slums to wield the power that Marchat Wilsin would use to destroy her city. Through accidents of fate and circumstance Amat, her apprentice Liat, and two young men from the farthest reaches of their society stand alone against the dangers that threaten the city.

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Original Title:	A Shadow in Summer
ISBN:	0765313405 (ISBN13: 9780765313409)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Long Price Quartet #1
Literary Awards:	Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2007)

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Executive Summary: This pretty much seals it, I apparently really enjoy everything Mr. Abraham writes. This series likely won't be for everyone though.Audio book: The sad truth is I consume far more books in audio these days than in text. The reviews of this series in audio has been pretty mixed towards negative, so I was leary to give it a shot.I'll say that for me Neil Shah, was an alright narrator. He actually reads really well, and does a variety of voices. Some of them just annoyed me.

[4.. maybe a 3.75 stars]So if I need to describe this first book in 2 words I would say: Original and ClinicalOriginal, because let's be honest it's nothing like other fantasy novels I've read, the magic system is about capturing "ideas" into humanoid forms called "Andat" and control them to do the bidding of the castor, however these forms develop somewhat human traits and emotions as well, cue instant interesting and favorite character! The world building is also very engaging with a lot of

And love is more important than justice, Seedless said.Sometimes. Yes.Seedless smiled and nodded. What a terrible thought, he said. That love and injustice should be married.The main merit of A Shadow in Summer lies in how its Author bound ideas into words and then formed them into a language comprehensible for us, ordinary human beings. As to the lives these ideas led, the choices they made, the roads they had taken and the tales that could be told about it - that is altogether a different

January/February 2011In her review of the second book in this series, Ceridwen threatened to send the first book to all of her friends for their birthdays. Apparently the Long Price Quartet is just that good? I'm about to find out, because--as luck would have it--my birthday was on Friday and Ceridwen does not make idle threats. Happy Birthday to me!Happy Birthday to me indeed. This is a good book. This is a really good book. Ignore the three-star rating, thats just me being old and

I enjoyed this. Not bad at all for a debut novel.It's a low magic fantasy. Political/industrial intrigue rather than knights and dragons.I like the city of Saraykeht and the almost oriental feel to the main culture. The main language is comprised of poses and gestures that accompany words similar to the Adem hand gestures in The Wise Man's Fear.The central concept of poet's capturing ideas and then imbuing them with volition creating an enslaved god (andats) was interesting. You would think this

The review that hooked me: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...The review that should've hooked me much earlier: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I don't think beginning this series with a marathon reading session while sick was the best approach, since fevers make me to skim faster and I missed some intricacies. Illness also makes me so lazy, such that I was unwilling to move even though I'd hunched down into a painful sitting/crouching/fetal position. Despite that (and despite the

Glad I picked up this book from Daniel Abraham- his first. Be warned, it is a slow and subtle novel, and the magic isnt in your face. While the book does start off in a school-type setting familiar to fantasy fans, it soon passes and what is left is relatively absent of the tropes and ideas that would quickly draw in fantasy fans searching for George Martin grittiness, Brandon Sanderson magical flair, or JRR Tolkien scale.I applaud the effort, bravery, and skill it takes to do a fantasy novel