Book description
A time to escape
Twelve-year-old Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross, a
riverside town in rural Canada, hoping to leave poverty and
unhappiness behind.
A time for innocence
Owen meets three local boys, and they soon form an inseparable band.
Over the summer holidays they create their own world, a place apart
from the adults who watch over them. Owen also grows close to
Jennifer, a fascinating but deeply troubled girl.
And a time to grow up
Then the gang stumble across a body in the river - a discovery with
unimaginable consequences for them and the town, from which there is
no going back.
Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy
novel,
Gardens of the Moon
, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy
readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence, which has
been hailed 'a masterwork of the imagination'.
This River Awakens
was his first novel, and originally published under the name Steve
Lundin. Having lived in Cornwall for a number of years, he and his
family recently returned to Canada. To find out more, visit
www.
malazanempire. com
and
www. stevenerikson. com
