Lords of Grass and Thunder

by Curt Benjamin

Overview

As Prince Tayy prepares to assume the leadership of the Qubal clans, treacherous enemies threaten his ascension with dark magic-and only the apprentice shaman destined to be Tayy's bride can save him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101097984
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	04/04/2006
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
File size:	826 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Curt Benjamin is the author of the Seven Brothers trilogy. He has a degree in art from Antioch University. In his spare time, he is a designer and children’s illustrator.

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Set in Curt Benjamin's Seven Brothers universe (The Prince of Shadow, The Prince of Dreams, and The Gates of Heaven), Lords of Grass and Thunder reinvents the Mongol culture in a fantastical tale about a nomadic dynasty torn apart from within.

The warriors of the Qubal clans are finally returning to their families after a long and bloody battle against supernatural foes. But although the war is over, the homecoming doesn't bring peace to the mighty clan. Mergen, khan of the Qubal people, has named his nephew Tayyichiut as heir. And although the heroic Tayy is universally beloved among the families, there are those few who secretly plot his death. Qutula, Mergen's bastard son, is a jealous and power-hungry man whose lust for the throne is further stoked by his equally greedy mother. When a demonic seductress bewitches Qutula, his ambitions catch fire, and he weaves an elaborate scheme to kill Tayy and eventually rule over the Qubal people.

Meanwhile, an apprentice shaman named Eluneke begins experiencing strange visions about Tayy: specifically, his untimely death. Can she save Tayy before the demon-possessed Qutula kills him and in the process destroys the clan?

In the words of Eluneke's teacher: "An evil wind sighs through the grass. Soon, it will howl…" Set in a majestic and richly described realm eerily reminiscent of 13th-century central Asia, Lords of Grass and Thunder is surprisingly fast-paced for such an expansive story. It's a story that cries out for a sequel, which readers will eagerly await. Paul Goat Allen

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