{"id":12016,"date":"2012-02-29T06:30:38","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T17:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=12016"},"modified":"2012-02-28T07:47:20","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T18:47:20","slug":"the-countdown-is-on-for-the-gathering-of-the-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/02\/29\/the-countdown-is-on-for-the-gathering-of-the-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"The Countdown Is On For “The Gathering of the Lost”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UK cover<\/p><\/div>\n

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US cover<\/p><\/div>\n

As of Monday it was exactly 1 month to the release of The Gathering of the Lost<\/strong><\/em> The Wall of Night Book Two<\/strong> in the USA, Australia and New Zealand on 27 March—and just 1 week later in the UK on 5 April.<\/p>\n

(Please note the date update here, with Australia and New Zealand coming forward to 27 March<\/strong> and the UK going back 1 day to 5<\/em> April.)<\/p>\n

And because I am very excited about seeing The Gathering<\/em> of the Lost<\/em><\/strong> finally out there in the world I am marking the countdown with a series of excerpts from the book—but first, I thought we’d better check out the back cover copy that is always the very first ‘entry’ into a story.<\/p>\n

So on Monday I featured the back cover copy from the USA\/Canada version—and today it is the turn of the UK\/AUS\/NZ edition. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

The Gathering of the Lost<\/em><\/h2>\n

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SHE WILL NOT STAND ALONE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five years after the Darkswarm assault on her stronghold home, Malian of Night remains missing, believed dead in the wilds of Jaransor. But not all accept her death and now her enemies are on the hunt. Suspicion falls on the heralds Tarathan and Jehane, who find themselves caught in a web of intrigue and murder during the Ijiri Festival of Masks. They flee bearing word of a death on the Wall \u2013 and a call to duty and honour that Malian must answer or be forsworn.<\/p>\n

Yet after five years of searching, the legendary weapons of the Derai\u2019s greatest hero remain lost. Without them, a return to the Wall of Night promises only defeat and death.<\/p>\n

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Praise for The Heir of Night:<\/p>\n

\u2018A richly told tale of strange magic, dark treachery,<\/em>
\nand conflicting loyalties, set in a well-realised world\u2019<\/em>
\nRobin Hobb<\/p>\n

\u2018Gallops along at a rate of knots that almost<\/em>
\nleaves you gasping for breath\u2019<\/em>
\nWalkerofWorlds.com<\/p>\n

\u2018Refreshing . . . a well-told tale\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

SFX Magazine<\/p>\n

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