Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. Reply on twitter 1093857735156871171 retweet on twitter 1093857735156871171 32903 like on twitter 1093857735156871171 954 twitter 1093857735156871171. Revenant at first seems a quite simple story about a man by the name of. Similar to talion, it switches between time periods, but in. If youre crossing your fingers and hoping the revenant wins best picture, here are 11 books youll love to read. Which series or book would i enjoy after harry potter. Some of them can have continuations like hobbit, but they work perfectly fine as a. If youd like to purchase the entire novel from my webstore, you can click here.
The movie is about the journey of some mountain men, of which the scout is savagely attacked by a bear and left for dead by the rest of his group. This message has been edited by shehzad edited february 05, 2002. Revenant is a fantasy novel written by michael stackpole and completed in 1986 but not published until 1997, since it was considered too long for a starting writer. Michael a stackpole merlin bloodstone 01 the cards call themselves. Its always disconcerting to revisit a book and have a totally different reaction. Revenant is unique in that not only was it the first book he ever. New york times bestselling author a new york times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction novels, michael a. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. There will always be times when a person can take so much of something before being forced to take a break. Back in 1987, i actually started writing a sequel, titled talion. Had morai given the job to anyone else, the ambush would have gotten me.
For those of you who dont have a reader, but would like to read the book on. Similar to talion, it switches between time periods, but in the case of this book, it is a 500 year span. Taking a step away from epic fantasy with a horde of characters, here is a collection of books that tackle the story with a single viewpoint character. The novel was later adapted as a screenplay for a 2015 feature film directed by alejandro g. Ive been reading michael stackpole ever since i was a kid. Revenant is the book for which i most often get requests for a sequel. Mike, i havent had much time for reading lately and hadnt been to your site or read any of your books in a while, but facebook mixed blessing that it is popped up a talion. Then i got into battletech and through that i got even more of him in his books still looking for assumption of risk, one of the few bt books i am missing. Revenant to anyone who likes star wars unless theyre fiercely proimperial, who reads at a grade 910 level, and who isnt scared off by thick books. Heres a goodreads blurb for the lightening thief, the book that started it all. Any bookstore i go to my first stop is scififantasy, looking for more of your books.
The revenant books like im looking for books along the lines as the revenant. I figured this fell under the western genre, but everything i found there was texas cowboys on. Raymond e feist robin hobb michael a stackpole david farland timothy zahn steven erikson r a salvatore c s friedman greg keyes margaret weis, tracy hickman. For once i looked at the appendices, and saw something interesting about the authors plans for a sequel check out his website and the talion 10,000 challenge, and see if you like his epublishing approach for authors to get books out which readers want but publishing houses dont view as profitable enough. Revenant is traditional purebred fantasy, and it doesnt get much better than this. A little in depth analysis of the novel the revenant by michael punke and alejandro inarritus latest. Justicesthe select of the talion, endowed with fearsome magick and lethal martial skillsroam the shattered empire, crushing the lawless and championing the oppressed. Revenant by michael stackpole yet there are statues.
Its like youre the universe and were nasa check out the universe. Now he finds he has a twin brother who had all the light and love revenant. It might seem quaint by comparison with the grittier fare that is modern fantasy, but theres something quite sweet in stackpoles first novel pairs with the story of nolan, a young man training to be a justice. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. I like to support authors directly especially when they offer drmfree books.
The official website of new york times bestselling. One might call this story the study of a hero, because ultimately, nolan, a talion justice is just that, a hero. Hes mainly known for his xwing books, which are good. I would siriusly reccommend the percy jackson and the olympians by rick riordan, they are an excellent next series to consider. Their word is law and their judgement binding on highborn and low. Revenant michael a stackpole writes a fantastic line in late80s fantasy fiction. There was never a dull moment, even in the slowest moments i was still wholly captivated. The novel was later adapted as a screenplay for a 2015 feature film. Revenant is a large book, running around 178,000 words. Based on a true incident of heroism in the history of the american west, this debut by a washington, d. However, the manuscript would not be published until 1997. The book is delivered in a zip file containing both the epub and mobi versions. I also like the themes each of these books explore.
So like i said, my expectations were lower than usual because i just didnt want to feed into the hype. Revenant page tonight and i clicked through to and saw what youre doing with the digital edition of talion. It was a decent enough fantasy novel about an outsider group. In this and talion, he doesnt switch between the viewpoints of many different characters. Revenant kindle edition by stackpole, michael a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Reproduction types sarthois sarthoise revenant du marche folklore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When not chained to a desk madly fighting deadlines, he plays indoor soccer, rides a mountain bike, and reads, but not all at the same time. Stackpole is the new york times bestselling author of many titles in the star wars universe, including many of the star wars xwing novels and the new jedi order. Revenant, dark glory war although i did not enjoy the following books in the series, and wolf and raven. It centers around the character of nolan ra sinjaria, a talion justice who pursues criminals and who people widely fear due to his ability to kill by sucking the soul from someones body with the magical deaths head tattoo. Some of them can have continuations like hobbit, but they work perfectly fine as a separate entities. After having continuously read fantasy books in a series, i decided it was time again to take a nocommitment approach.
Dont miss the epic conclusion to the new york times bestselling demonica series that kirkus calls sexy, creative, darkly fanciful and chock full of action. Cartomancy age of discovery trilogy michael a stackpole. Jul 06, 2011 all i have to say is i am quite glad that talion. Revenant is the first novel he wrote, but that is hard to tell once you read the book.
The film stars richard harris, john huston and prunella ransome. Stackpole actually has two books on my yearly or more often than yearly reread list. Im thinking what it would have been like if id never heard of or tried talion. But anyway, can sometime bring me up to snuff on what we are. The novel begins with nolan, an experienced justice, hunting down the thief morai and his various lackeys. Epic fantasy of the 90s librarything catalog your books. The first is about the nature of humanity and religion, the second is about what it means to be a soldier and be. If you like tolkien or guy gavriel kay or terry brooks, youll enjoy talion. This is a welltold heroic fantasy with believable characters and fast paced action that keeps the pages flying by. A novel of revenge is a 2002 novel by american author michael punke, based on a series of events in the life of american frontiersman hugh glass in 1823 missouri territory. Deciding to reread it now, i felt a little apprehension. Revenant is unique in that not only was it the first book he ever wrote, it has never been published. Stackpole is wellknown as the author of awardwinning books and stories in gaming and media universes like star warsr and battl.
Because i really like the book, because theres none else out there. Last year, stackpole brought the book out of his archives, polished it up, and started selling it on his website and through the regular ebook stores. Revenant from the worlds largest community of readers. Thats more than ten hours worth of reading pleasure for the average reader. And of course high on my list of books to reread is talion. I also had notes for several more novels in the series as well some short stories.
Its a standalone, first person fantasy that features the same flashbackcurrent day chapter swap out. In 1987, he began writing novels set in the battletech universe for fasa, and became one of the most popular authors in that genre. Man in the wilderness is a 1971 adventure film that is loosely based on hugh glass, just like the revenant. The revenant kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The man he is sworn to protect is the man who butchered his family. Nolan is a justice born in what once was the free nation of sinjaria.
The word revenant means someone who has risen from the grave to terrorize the living. Revenant was a book i really liked when i first read it, but that was back when i was in high school. It centers around the character of nolan ra sinjaria, a talion justice who pursues criminals and who people widely fear due to his ability to kill by sucking the soul from. After nolan deals with a fair amount of morais lackeys, the story switches to when nolan was younger in and pursuit to become a justice. Wenn dem so ist, fallen seine anderen bucher in diesem genre im vergleich dazu ab. For five thousand years, revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. A standalone novel, this could have quite easily fit into a much grander series of books, reminiscent.
Books by michael stackpole writers similar to michael stackpole. Who knows, maybe one of these is a future oscarwinning screenplay just. If you hope the revenent wins best picture, here are 11. Discussion in literature started by the gatherer, feb 21, 2002. Books by michael stackpole authors like michael stackpole. Revenant the dark glory war dragoncrown war cycle prelude by michael a.
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