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Original Title:	Heroes Die
ISBN:	0345421450 (ISBN13: 9780345421456)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Acts of Caine #1

Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine #1)

Matthew Woodring Stover

Paperback | Pages: 545 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 10671 Users | 585 Reviews

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Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions. Yet he is shackled by a rigid caste society, bound to ignore the grim fact that he kills men on a far-off world for the entertainment of his own planet--and bound to keep his rage in check. But now Michaelson has crossed the line. His estranged wife, Pallas Rill, has mysteriously disappeared in the slums of Ankhana. To save her, he must confront the greatest challenge of his life: a lethal game of cat and mouse with the most treacherous rulers of two worlds...

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Title	:	Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine #1)
Author	:	Matthew Woodring Stover
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 545 pages
Published	:	May 29th 1999 by Del Rey (first published January 1st 1998)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction. Dark Fantasy

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Ratings: 4.09 From 10671 Users | 585 Reviews

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At some point I will be doing a podcast review on this one. I really enjoy the Grimdark sci-did/fantasy element of this book. Caine is a true anti-hero and the world is sure as hell Grimdark. Ill continue pushing this book to Grimdarkians everywhere.

Executive Summary: Dark Fantasy/Sci-Fi that is more gruesome in places than anything I've read from Joe Abercrombie or George R.R. Martin. Full Review It's hard to believe this book was published in the late 90's. It would be right at home with all the Dark Fantasy that seems to be abundant these days. This book is way more gruesome in places than most of the so-called "grimdark" fantasy I've read recently. This seems to be a book that has gone under the radar of most fantasy fans.This is

Wonderful... brutal... and full of intrigue and action. Why Stover is not a standard bearer for fantasy I will never know. Highly recommended.

So... This book. I'm gonna go with 2.5 stars here. I started this book a month and a half ago, give or take a couple days. It felt like I was reading it forever and ever... and there were times when I thought it would never end. To be fair, there was a lot going on in my life that made reading take a back-burner, but even when I did pick this book up, it just... didn't grab me. And in general, I think that's the problem I had overall - I just kept waiting for this book, this story, to grab me...

3.5 stars The pros: Great combat scenes, lots of fast-paced action, dystopian future Earth reminiscent of ancient history repeating itself, and plots within plots ... all for your entertainment. The cons: Prolific profanity (although I suppose it could be argued that it's all relevant and 'in character'), graphic violence (again relevant and 'in character'), lust/love seen through testosterone-tinged viewpoint and only one decent character afloat in the grey morass of moral ambiguity. Heroes

An interesting meld of sf/cyberpunk and fantasy. Exciting and well-plotted.In a near-future Earth, government control has produced a strict caste society. Hari Michaelson has struggled up from a Labor position, with the help of a rich patron, to become one of the most famous men on Earth - but he is still only an Actor, subservient to those above him. But when he is performing as Caine, sent through a breakthrough in physics to the Otherworld of Ankhana, where elves, ogres, wizards and thieves

I couldn't finish this one. I renewed it 3 times because I wanted to be able to finish it, but I'm giving up. This is a fascinating story. The world is interesting, complex and full of potential, as are the male characters. It's well-written and mostly believable. But I'm stuck on two major, major issues.1) What is with all the shit? And I mean that literally. I'm no wilting lily who can't stand to read about graphic violence, grit and gore. There just seems to be a never-ending river of it in