Beyond the Gap

Beyond the Gap is a fantasy novel by Harry Turtledove,[1] published in February 2007. It is the first book of the Opening of the World series. The book centers on several citizens of the fictional Iron Age Empire of Raumsdalia, a land whose inhabitants have North Germanic names. Raumsdalia is situated south of a great steppeland which is bordered on the north by a vast, seemingly unending glacier.

Beyond the Gap
AuthorHarry Turtledove
Cover artistJustin Sweet
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Opening of the World
GenreFantasy, Alternate History
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
February 2007
Media typeHardcover, Paperback, Audible
Pages336 Hardcover
ISBN0765317109
Followed byThe Breath of God 

Plot summary

When a gap opens in the glacier, Count Hamnet Thyssen and Ulric Skakki are dispatched by Emperor Sighvat II of Raumsdalia to explore the other side. Together with Earl Eyvind Torfin and a wizard, Audun Gilli, they team up with Trasamund, a chieftain of the nomadic, mammoth-herding Bizogot nation. Crossing through the gap, the explorers discover that a powerful tribal confederation, who call themselves "the Rulers," are preparing to burst through the gap and seize the lands to the south for their own.

References
  1. "Fantastic Fiction.com: Beyond the Gap by Harry Turtledove". www.fantasticfiction.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.