"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

First work originally published: A shadow in summer. New York, NY : Tor, 2006. (Long price quartet ; bk. 1). 2nd work originally published: A betrayal in winter. New York, NY : Tor, 2007. (Long price quartet ; bk. 2)

"DANIEL ABRAHAM won the International Horror Guild Award for his short story "Flat Diane." He has been short-listed for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. His most recent novel is The Dragon's Path. He lives in New Mexico. www.danielabraham.com "--,Provided by publisher.

A Shadow in Summer: The poet-sorcerer Heshai and the captive spirit, Seedless, find themselves caught on the edge of disaster as they struggle to save the city-state of Saraykeht from destruction and war.

A Betrayal in Winter: Otah Machi was exiled from his family as a boy, but with his father, the reigning Khai, on his deathbed and his brother assassinated, Otah knows he must return home to takehis place as leader of the city-state.

"In this omnibus edition of A Shadow in Summer and A Betrayal in Winter, the aggressively expansionist Galt empire has already conquered lands across a huge continent. But the cities of the Khaiem resist Galt's power with the andat--creatures of magic with godlike powers. Each andat is brought into being by a "poet" who must say the right words and exert the iron will needed to control gods. The industrialized Galt war machine is helpless against the powers of the andat...but political intrigue and deep treachery combine to shift the balance of power in a world of ancient empires and immortal magics. One man, Otah Machi, stands at the crossroads of history in these imaginary world fantasies, the fulcrum around which the wheels of epic history rotate through achingly poignant cycles of life and death, love and betrayal. Shadow and Betrayal marks Daniel Abraham as one of today's most brilliantly original young fantasy writers"--,Provided by publisher.