Talus and the frozen king
By: Graham Edwards
Publisher: Solaris, an imprint of Rebellion Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9781781081990
Subjects: Imaginary places; Fiction; Murder; Investigation; Kings and rulers; Quests (Expeditions)
Description: Meet the world's first detective. A dead warrior king frozen in winter ice. Six grieving sons, each with his own reason to kill. Two weary travelers caught up in a web of suspicion and deceit. In a time long before our own, wandering bard Talus and his companion Bran journey to the island realm of Creyak, where the king has been murdered. From clues scattered among the island's mysterious barrows and stone circles, they begin their search for his killer. Nobody is above suspicion, from the king's heir to the tribal shaman, from the woman steeped in herb-lore to the visiting warlord. And when death strikes again, Talus and Bran realize nothing is what it seems. Creyak is a place of secrets and spirits, mystery and myth. It will take a cleaver man indeed to unravel the truth. The kind of man this ancient world has not seen before.
Notes: Includes author's note in unnumbered pages at end of work.