NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR DAVID FARLAND (a.k.a DAVID WOLVERTON) BOOK 1 OF 4 OF THE SERPENT CATCH SERIES In a distant world in the far future, half-human, half-Neanderthal Tull has departed on the journey of a lifetime in an impossible bid to save his world. The forces mounted against him are legion: A hostile land wild with ape-like hukm who want his blood; Slavers who have long hunted his people; and New threats abound… Adjonai, the god of terror, has marked Tull for death… …and it’s a race against time to seize his all-important serpent's catch. Whether or not Tull can escape the encroaching dangers, one thing's for certain, he can never outpace the enemy he hides inside… You’ll love this science-fantasy world! Tull’s epic quest will astonish you and keep your heart racing. Join the story now. (Originally published under the name "Dave Wolverton") "No one who has read [David Farland] doubts that his is a major talent." - Algis Budrys, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction "An extraordinary novel of ideas that coexist quite easily with a powerful story of adventure and character. . . . You won't soon forget this book." – Orson Scott Card in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction "This excellent blend of sf and fantasy belongs in most libraries." - Library Journal
This book is part of the Serpent Catch Books series and is book #1 in the series.