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The Edge of the World (Terra Incognita, 1) Mass Market Paperback – May 1, 2010

by Kevin J. Anderson (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 129 ratings
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Terra Incognita -- the blank spaces on the map, past the edge of the world, marked only by the words "here be monsters."

Two nations at war, fighting for dominion over the known, and undiscovered, world, pin their last hopes at ultimate victory on finding a land out of legend.

Each will send their ships to brave the untamed seas, wild storms, sea serpents, and darker dangers unknown to any man. It is a perilous undertaking, but there will always be the impetuous, the brave and the mad who are willing to leave their homes to explore the unknown.

Even unto the edge of the world. . .

Kevin J. Anderson's spectacular fantasy debut is a sweeping tale of adventure on the high seas, as two warring kingdoms vie for the greatest treasure of them all.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    Terra Incognita
  2. Print length
    672 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Orbit
  5. Publication date
    May 1, 2010
  6. Dimensions
    4.25 x 1.45 x 6.88 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0316004197
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0316004190
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Kevin J. Anderson has written forty-six national bestsellers and has over twenty million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. He has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. Find out more about Kevin Anderson at www.wordfire.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbit; 1st edition (May 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316004197
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316004190
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1.45 x 6.88 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 129 ratings

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Kevin J. Anderson

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Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. My major new fantasy trilogy (all finished!) consists of SPINE OF THE DRAGON, VENGEWAR and GODS AND DRAGONS. My newest Dune novel with Brian Herbert is THE HEIR OF CALADAN, end of a new trilogy. I also love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series—newest one is DOUBLE-BOOKED— humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS, CLOCKWORK LIVES, and CLOCKWORK DESTINY, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are some of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series.

I have written more than 175 books, including 59 national or international bestsellers. I have over 24 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. I've been nominated for the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, and Silver Falchion Award, and I've won the SFX Readers' Choice Award, Golden Duck Award, Scribe Award, and New York Times Notable Book; in 2012 at San Diego Comic Con I received the Faust Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.

I have written numerous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels in the Dune universe with Brian Herbert, as well as Star Wars and X-Files novels. In my original work, I am best known for my Saga of Seven Suns series, the Terra Incognita trilogy, the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series, and Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives with Neil Peart. Along with my wife Rebecca Moesta, I am also the publisher of WordFire Press. Find out more about me at wordfire.com, where you can sign up for my newsletter and get some free fiction.

FOR RIGHTS INQUIRIES (Film/TV/Gaming/Foreign/Literary) please contact me directly at info (at) wordfire (dot) com, and I will put you in touch with my appropriate representative.

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Skuldren
5.0 out of 5 stars A Spectacular Novel
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2011
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The Edge of the World is a story covering years of adventure and emotion. It is a tale that explores cultures bound by religion and the people trapped in the inevitable throes of life. Anderson takes a cast of characters and melds them into the soul of the reader. These people become real, their pain, happiness, and hope become a shared experience. I could not help but be swept away with their lives as nations plunges into war and these characters lived with the after affects. It took some initial getting used to as there are a lot of characters at the start and plenty of strange, new things to familiarize with. It's a brand new world, but once you become comfortable with it and the characters, they easily take on lives of their own. A deeply moving and thoroughly engaging book, the best Kevin J. Anderson novel I have yet to read.
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Darrin DeFouw
4.0 out of 5 stars My Review
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2009
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This book is a bit of a departure for the author, but I would also consider it an arrival. I have read quite a few of KJA's works and I have to say that this one was the most enjoyable. The writing style is familiar and similar to most of Kevin's recent works. The pacing is brisk, the chapters are short and the prose never gets bogged down with unnecessary detail and fluff. There are some that might not enjoy this style of writing, and they are entitled to their opinion, but I find it refreshing to read a book where the story drives the prose instead of the other way around. The story is the most important thing here...not the telling of it. You can tell that this was heavily researched and that much work went into the creation and direction of every aspect of this novel.

Character development is strong and consistent and I thought it was fabulous that we could view this new world from so many different perspectives. There are no clear villains or heroes here; just people....who are firm in their beliefs and feel that anyone who does not share those beliefs is WRONG. With a clear message regarding religion and intolerance, I found it to be very relevant to the state of affairs in our world today. By the end, we see a hint of a few characters that may be willing to open their minds to broader horizons and grow in new ways and I expect this may be a strong theme in the sequel that will follow next summer.

Although the story is set in an imaginary world, we see many parallels to our own Age of Discovery and when a previously unknown part of a continent and a very different set of peoples are discovered, the reader can feel the excitement and amazement of those founders. I imagine it would have been similar when Columbus found new land in 1492.

I feel as if Kevin has worked his entire career to arrive at the writing of this book and the result is outstanding. I am very much looking forward to the continuation next summer.
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SML
5.0 out of 5 stars Kevin Anderson delivers great epic once again!
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019
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Enjoyable, engaging epic. Not as sci-fi as some of his other works but his ability to create characters you come to care about and an interesting world to explore is amazing.
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Arthur W Jordin
3.0 out of 5 stars War, Murders and Mishaps
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2012
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The Edge of the World (2009) is the first Fantasy novel in the Terra Incognita series. It is set in a world with two known continents and three major religions. The god Ondun brought his people to the land of Terravitae. Later Ondun sent out two Arks commanded by Aiden and Urec -- his sons -- to find other lands. The people remaining on Terravitae were ruled by Joron, the third son of Ondun.

Both Arks found new continents. Aiden and his people were settled on Tierra, the northern land. Urec and his people settled on Uraba, the southern land. Tierra and Uraba were connected by a narrow land bridge.

Later the Saedrans sailed from Terravitae and settled on another land. Their continent eventually sank into the ocean. Some Saedrans survived this catastrophe by being elsewhere and found homes in both Tierra and Uraba.

In this novel, Criston Vora is the son of a fisherman in Windcatch. His father was lost at sea, but Criston followed his father career. He became a fisherman and then owner of his boat. He wants to marry Adrea, a woman in Windcatch.

Andon Shay is the captain of the Fishhook. He has sailed his ship to Ouroussa -- a Uraban port -- many times.

Korastine is the King of Tierra and dwells in Calay. His consort Sena has been dead from pneumonia for half a year.

Anjine is the daughter of Korastine and Sena. She was their only child and is the Queen Apparent.

Imir is the Soldan-shah, ruler of Uraba. His eldest son and heir is Omra.

Mateo Bornan is the son of the former captain of the Royal Guard. When his father was killed defending Korastine, the king took Mateo into his household. Mateo has been a close friend of Anjine for years.

Aldo na-Curic is a young Saedran. He is being trained as a chartsman. He has to memorize reefs and currents, shorelines and islands, and all other features of the known world.

Sen Leo na-Hadra is the senior chartsman within the Saedran District of Calay. He is the teacher and tester of Aldo.

Yal Dolicar is a con artist and sometime guide. He travels quite often to avoid his victims.

In this story, Criston is sailing on the Fishhook to Ouroussa. When they approach the port, Criston is at the lookout nest. He reports a ship with a red sail coming out to meet them. Then two galleys are launched and head toward the Fishhook.

When Criston first sees the ship with the red sail, he counts only five men on the decks. Later, he sees more men hiding on the ship and then others coming up from the hold. He warns Captain Shay and scrambles down to the deck.

Captain Shay orders his men to set full sails. The crew of the other ship throws grappling hooks toward the Fishhook. Only three catch the Tierran vessel.

Captain Shay hurls a harpoon at the leader of the other ship and hits him in the chest. The Uraban warriors are outraged at the death of the leader, but Criston and others cut the grappling lines. The Fishhook sails away from Ouroussa and back to Calay.

Korastine sends messages to Imir and they decide to meet in Ishalem, a divided city on the land bridge between the continents. An Ark claimed by both religions rests on a hill above the city. The two rulers agree to sign a treaty splitting the world between Tierra and Uraba by a line through the Arkship.

The rulers climb up to the Ark and announce the Edict. Then they sign two copies written in both languages. After the signing, spectators cheer and start celebrating.

That evening, a fire starts in a candle shop near the Urec temple. The Urabans blame the Tierrans for the fire and set fire to the Aidenist district. The whole city burns to the ground and the Ark is fully destroyed. More incidents occur and war is declared between the two nations.

Later Korastine launches a new ship to explore the western ocean. Shay is the captain and Criston is aboard as a plain sailor. The two work together on Shay's records of strange fish and other oddities.

Meanwhile, Aldo is offered a map of the sea beyond known limits. He gives Yal ten silver pieces and takes the map to his father. His father claims it is a fake and leads him to Sen Leo for the proof.

This tale takes Criston to almost the edge of the world. He observes sea monsters, including the Leviathan. Then he returns to find his village burned by Uraban raiders.

This story is filled with conflict, hatred and intrigue. Characters are murdered for religious, political, and personal reasons. The plot resembles media reports of the current world and is too tragic for my tastes.

Some characters survive these atrocities. The next installment in this sequence is  The Map of All Things .

Suggested for Anderson fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of religious conflict, different cultures, and personal tragedies. Read and enjoy!

-Arthur W. Jordin
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pruBen
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021
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It's my favorite world building book ever. I recently gifted this to my partner!
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars What a story!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2018
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The best way to enjoy the story is to read the book. I found it absorbing. Characters are fully described, giving you an affinity with them. Plot is the two dreaded politics and religion. Buy it follow the series I am.
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Robin Brilly
4.0 out of 5 stars a good start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2009
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a good start to what should be an entertaing series.i found the book came up to kevin anderson's usual standard. everything is here for the fantasy fan, i look foreward to the next volume which i hope wiil follow shortly.
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daniel davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2019
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Great read, good plot,always moving
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2018
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Good yarn
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