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Farlander


"I started to love this novel very quickly, finding myself swept up by Buchanan’s prose and the story, becoming immersed in the tale each and every time I picked up the book. Farlander is the beginning of something special. Highly recommended." - Civilian Reader


"Farlander turns out to be something special ... The story grips from the astonishing opening sequence to the unexpected conclusion." - The Times

"Bold, fearless in execution, exhilaratingly new and with a steely intensity … Farlander has staked its claim vociferously – this is a series to be reckoned with. Everyone take note." - The Truth About Books


"Col Buchanan’s debut novel is gripping." - SFX

 


 



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  The Heart of the World

The Heart of the World is a land in strife. For fifty years the Holy Empire of Mann, an empire and religion born from a nihilistic urban cult, has been conquering nation after nation. Their leader, Holy Matriarch Sasheen, ruthlessly maintains control through her Diplomats, priests trained as subtle predators.
 
The Mercian Free Ports are the last confederacy yet to fall. Their only land link to the southern continent, a narrow isthmus known as the Lansway, is protected by the great walls of Bar-Khos. For ten years now, the city has been besieged by the Imperial Fourth Army. It is only a matter of time before the city falls... Read More >


The Heart of the World Series

Farlander


Farlander

The Heart of the World
Book One

Hardback
(Tor, March 2010)

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About the Author

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Having strayed from the beaten track for most of his life, at times Col has found himself in retreat in the mountains of Mourne, homeless in Belfast, lost in a Zen monastery, and scratching graffiti as a guest of the local constabulary ...Read More >



















Stands a Shadow


Stands a Shadow



"The good man and the evil man are but one man, standing as shadow, between day and night."
- Zezike



The Heart of the World Book Two.

Sequel to Farlander released summer 2011.