num_pages: 348
description: Death's Master, winner of the August Derleth Award for Fantasy, is the second book of the stunning arabesque high fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth, which, in the manner of the One Thousand and One Nights, portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales.Long time ago when the Earth was Flat, beautiful indifferent Gods lived in the airy Upperearth realm above, curious passionate demons lived in the exotic Underearth realm below, and mortals were relegated to exist in the middle. Uhlume, Lord of Death, second of the Lords of Darkness, King of Shadow and Pallor, makes an unusual bargain which sets in motion an intricate sequence of events that entangle men and gods, queens and kings, sorcerers and witches, and lowly wanderers. When the secret to immortality falls into human hands, dark magic and wickedness are unleashed, testing the bounds of mortal love and sanity, and questioning the nature and purpose of life itself. Come within this ancient world of brilliant darkness and beauty, of glittering palaces and wondrous elegant beings, of cruel passions and undying love.Rediscover the exotic wonder that is the Flat Earth.
language: English
title: Death's Master
titlecomplete: Death's Master (Flat Earth, #2)
characters: Uhlume, Azhrarn
genres: Fiction, LGBT, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Sci Fi Fantasy, Adult, Horror, Fantasy, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 1327
series: Tales from the Flat Earth
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
publisher: DAW