Acacia

David Anthony Durham

Transworld, Feb 23, 2010 - Fiction - 688 pages

Ruling from the island of Acacia, the emperor of the Known World has inherited an apparent peace and prosperity won by his ancestors generations ago. He's an intelligent man, a widower who dotes on his four children and it is this devotion that obliges him to hide a terrible secret from them: that their prosperity rests on the dark realities of trafficking in drugs and human lives. A man of integrity, he hopes that he might bring an end to this vile trade, but powerful forces stand in his way. And then an assassin strikes, a lone killer sent by the Mein, an ancient foe long ago exiled to the frozen north. Now the Mein have returned to take revenge on their old enemy and begin a series of brutal surprise assaults on Acacia. Mortally wounded, the emperor puts into play a plan that will allow his children to escape, to fulfil their destinies. And so begins a quest to avenge a father's death and restore an empire - this time on the basis of universal freedom...

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Review: Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia #1)

User Review  - Ron - Goodreads

Durham creates an entire world, complete with twenty-two generations of history. He does a good job. His main characters are three-dimensional enough to be believable. In fact, many supporting ...

Review: Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia #1)

User Review - Goodreads

This huge 750 page paperback is the first volume in the fantasy world created by the author. It contains impressive worldbuilding, history, magic of a sort and religion, but in some ways the huge ...

About the author

David Anthony Durham was born in New York City. He is the award-winning author of three acclaimed novels, Gabriel's Story, Walk Through Darkness and Hannibal: Pride of Carthage. He lived in Scotland for several years but now lives with his family in California, where he teaches at Cal State University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Acacia; Volume 1 of The War with the Mein
• Author: David Anthony Durham
• Publisher: Transworld, 2010
• ISBN: 1407056190, 9781407056197
• Length: 688 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General