Book Preview The light had almost undone me. I had not been prepared for any of it, dead man that I was, but never could I have been ready for the shattering explosion of sunlight after so many years in the dark. They had threatened so often to burn out my eyes, the thought crossed … Read more
Book Preview I was living in the land of demons when I first came to believe that the god-stories of the Ezzarians were true. Being Ezzarian myself, I had heard tales of Verdonne and her son Valdis from the time I was cradled, my faith in their relevance waxing and waning as I progressed along … Read more
Book Preview After being enslaved for sixteen years, Seyonne has been set free. For his efforts in helping the Derzhi defeat the Lord of Demons, his homeland of Ezzaria has been returned to his people. Despite whisperings that he’s been tainted by his captivity, Seyonne resumes the mantle of Warden, which allows him to enter … Read more
Book Preview Ezzarian prophets say that the gods fight their battles within the souls of men and that if the deities mislike the battleground, they reshape it according to their will. I believe it. I have seen such a battle and such a reshaping as could only come about with the gods’ devising. It was … Read more
Book Preview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 It’s time to acknowledge all those who have helped me bring Seri, Karon, and … Read more
Book Preview The Bridge of D\a146Arnath In the Lists of the Dar\a146Nethi are tallied the full number of the Talents: Singer, Builder, Silver Shaper, Tree Delver … They are named without interpretation of their worth and without report of their rarity, for who is to say that the common Builder, who sings his bricks into … Read more
Book Preview My driver rang the bell for the third time. No doubt the castle was in mourning. Black banners flew from the squat towers alongside the duke’s pennon. And the severe facade of the keep’s entry tower, broken only by the tall, narrow glass windows near its crown, was draped with myrtle branches, wound … Read more
Book Preview TITLE=”Son of Avonar” Book One of The Bridge of D\a146Arnath Published by New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Books … Read more