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OCLC. 229464032. Followed by. The Cold Commands. The Steel Remains (2008) is a fantasy novel by British writer Richard K. Morgan. It is the first fantasy book by Morgan, a noted science fiction author known for the Takeshi Kovacs trilogy and the standalone novels Market Forces and Black Man. The Steel Remains is the first book in the A Land Fit ...
Aug 7, 2008 · February 6, 2021. The Steel Remains is the story of Ringil "Angeleyes" Eskiath, the hero of Gallows Gap and wielder of Ravensfriend, and is set a decade after the end of the war with the lizard folk. We join him at the novel's beginning in a backwater town where he resides in an inn living off his fame as a warrior.
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A veteran of the wars against the lizards he makes a living from telling credulous travellers of his exploits. Until one day he is pulled away from his life and into the depths of the Empire’s slave trade. Where he will discover a secret infinitely more frightening than the trade in lives. Archeth – pragmatist, cynic and engineer, the last ...
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- Archeth
- Ringil and Egar
- The Fight with The Dwenda
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Ringil is first introduced while he is living in Gallows Water, a small village. He is a war hero, but is living only on his stories. Ringil is approached by his mother, Ishil, who he hasn't seen in three years. She asks him to help rescue his cousin, Sherin, who has been sold into slavery due to debts incurred by her dead husband. Ishil cannot do ...
Egar is the clanmaster of the Skaranak. He is first introduced as he is herding buffalo. A surprise attack of 'ware runners kills a young boy named Runi who is helping with the herd. Egar and another helper named Klarndefeat the runners. Egar takes Runi's body home. Runi's mother is distraught, and is hit by the shaman Poltar. Egar, who does not ha...
The emperor of the Yhelteth Empire summons Archeth, who is at the docks working on an old Kiriath fireship. The emperor is in the Chamber of Confidences, and sends Archeth on a quest to Khangset. There are incoherent reports of an attack on Khangset, possibly involving sorcery. The emperor decides to send a harem girl, named Ishgrimto Archeth's bed...
In Pranderghal at an inn, Ringil is there with Sherin and the dwenda when they run in to Egar. Egar explains to Ringil that a dark figure (Takavach) sent him here to save Ringil. Seethlaw tries to use magic to make Egar go away. Ringil upends the table and a fight breaks out. Egar and Ringil grab Sherin and run. Egar kills a couple dwenda. They the...
The three heroes decide to make a stand against the dwenda. They make preparations with Faileh Rakan and his men. Ringil uses krinto enhance his speed. During the fight, they kill many of the dwenda. Rakan and many of the men are killed. Ringil is injured with a scar across his face. Ringil battles Seethlaw and kills him. Afterwards, the heroes tal...
Milacar awakes from a dream involving Kelgris. Ringil is hiding in the room. Ringil has realized that when he awoke after the first encounter with Seethlaw that it was at Milacar's old place at Replete Cargo Street. Ringil now knows that Milacar was involved with Seethlaw. Milacar claims not to be part of the cabal, but that everyone is involved in...
About The Steel Remains. A dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—a washed-up mercenary and onetime war hero whose cynicism is surpassed only by the speed of his sword. Gil is estranged from his aristocratic family, but when his mother enlists his help in freeing a cousin sold into slavery, Gil ...
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Jan 12, 2010 · Books. The Steel Remains. Richard K. Morgan. Random House Worlds, Jan 12, 2010 - Fiction - 448 pages. “Bold, brutal, and making no compromises—Morgan doesn’t so much twist the clichés of fantasy as take an axe to them.”—Joe AbercrombieA dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—a washed-up ...
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Sep 18, 2008 · Called upon by an Empire that owes them everything and gave them nothing.Richard Morgan brings his trademark visceral writing style, turbo-driven plotting and thought provoking characterisation to the fantasy genre and produces a landmark work with his first foray.*****Praise for The Steel Remains'A brilliant book!
