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The Hammer

K. J. Parker

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#7208 of 8,085 books · #1631 in Fantasy

Shortlisted for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2012).

The colony was founded seventy years ago. The plan was originally to mine silver, but there turned out not to be any. Now an uneasy peace exists on the island, between the colonists and the once-noble met'Oc, a family in exile on a remote stronghold for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. The met'Oc are tolerated, in spite of occasional cattle stealing raids, since they alone possess the weapons considered necessary protection in the event of the island's savages becoming hostile. Intelligent, resourceful, and determined, Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc. He is about to realise exactly what is expected of him; and what it means to defy his family.

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Publisher
Hachette UK
ISBN-13
9780748113903
Topics
Family conflict and exileColonialism and survivalComing of age

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