Título: False Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure
Autor: Ari Marmell
Sinopse: It’s been over half a year, now, since the brutal murder of Archbishop William de Laurent during his pilgrimage to the Galicien city of Davillon. During that time, the Church of the Hallowed Pact has assigned a new bishop to the city—but it has also made its displeasure at the death of its clergyman quite clear. Davillon’s economy has suffered beneath the weight of the Church’s displeasure. Much of the populace—angry at the clergy— has turned away from the Church hierarchy, choosing private worship or small, independent shrines. And the bishop, concerned for his new position and angry at the people of Davillon, plans to do something about it. But a supernatural threat is stalking the nighttime streets—a creature of the other world has come to infiltrate the seedier streets of Davillon, to intertwine its tendrils through the lower echelons of society. Faced with both political upheaval and a supernatural threat to its citizenry, the local representatives of the Church are paralyzed and the Guardsmen are in over their heads. And then there’s Widdershins--who’s tried, and failed, to stay out of trouble since taking over Genevieve’s tavern; who’s known to the Church and the Guard both, and trusted by neither; who may, with some of her Thieves’ Guild contacts, have unwittingly played a part in the bishop’s plans; and who, along with her personal god Olgun, may be the only real threat to the supernatural evil infesting Davillon.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “False Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure”, de Ari Marmell, publicado pela editora Pyr, em 2012 e com 250 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Pyr
Páginas: 250
Ano: 2012
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1616146214
ISBN13: 9781616146214
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Pyr costumam transportar o leitor para universos onde o fantástico e o tecnológico se entrelaçam de forma intensa. Nas narrativas, é comum encontrar conflitos que misturam espionagem, guerras e criaturas sobrenaturais, muitas vezes ambientados em cenários urbanos ou históricos reimaginados. O ritmo tende a ser dinâmico, com tramas que combinam ação acelerada e mistério, enquanto o tom varia entre o sombrio e o aventureiro. O catálogo revela obras que exploram desde batalhas épicas e intrigas políticas até investigações de fenômenos paranormais, com personagens frequentemente envolvidos em dilemas morais e alianças inesperadas.
