The Hammer

By Parker, K. J.

Publishers Summary:
Gignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc, a once-noble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war.On this island, a colony was founded seventy years ago. The plan was originally for the colonists to mine silver, but there turned out not to be any.Now, an uneasy peace exists on the island, between the colonists and the met'Oc. The met'Oc are tolerated, in spite of occasional cattle stealing raids, since they alone possess the weapons considered necessary protection against the island's savages.Gignomai is about to discover exactly what it is expected of him, and what it means to defy his family. He is the hammer who will provide the spark that will ignite a brutal and bloody war.

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978-0-31603-856-0
Publisher
Orbit: Hachette


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Reviewed on January 1, 2011

Gignomai met'Oc's family, exiled from their home across the sea, lives atop a mesa overlooking the colony that both despises the family and relies on them for protection against possible attacks by the land's native population. As a third son, Gignomai finds ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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