- This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books, Single Copy Magazines, and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
- Save $10 when you spend $50 and pay with Bill Me Later. The fast and convenient way to buy without using your credit card. Offer limited to items purchased from Amazon.com between July 14, 2008 and July 21, 2008. One per customer account. Enter code BMLSAVES at checkout. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Over a hundred thousand books are eligible for our 4-for-3 Books and DVD promotion. How do I find more eligible items?
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Better Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
The Destroyer Goddess (In Fire Forged, Part 2) by Laura Resnick  (5)
|
In Legend Born (Tor Fantasy) by Laura Resnick  (43)
|
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day 1) by Patrick Rothfuss (323)
$7.99
|
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson Series, Book 2) by Patricia Briggs (142)
$7.99
|
The Innocent Mage (Kingmaker, Kingbreaker) by Karen Miller  (47)
$7.99
|
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Anyone who thinks that the career of John W. Campbell Award-winner Resnick gets its steam from having a father in the business had better think again. Even better than the author's first book, In Legend Born (2000), this romantic fantasy leaves no doubt that here is that rare gem: a new writer with serious and already polished talent. Resnick builds her tale on a solid foundation of consistent mythology and magic, well-rounded characters and a collection of completely believable cultures. When the warrior Tansen and the prophet Mirabar learn of the betrayal and death of their friend and goddess-blessed leader Josarian at the hands of their one-time allies Elelar and Kiloran, they must gather their wits and forces. As Tansen and Mirabar attempt to unite and free the eternally feuding and conquered people of Sileria for the first time in a thousand years, their steps are dogged by Zarien, an earnest young man convinced that Tansen is the destined consort for a sea-goddess who saved Zarien's life. These characters curse, bargain with and defy the deities who attempt to guide their lives, taking control of their destinies in an utterly human way even as ominous portents shine in the sky and a holy mountain begins to crack open. A suspenseful mix of vague prophecies, startling revelations, constantly shifting loyalties and the occasional divine intervention, this stunning novel tantalizes right up to the last cliffhanger page.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
See all Editorial Reviews
Anyone who thinks that the career of John W. Campbell Award-winner Resnick gets its steam from having a father in the business had better think again. Even better than the author's first book, In Legend Born (2000), this romantic fantasy leaves no doubt that here is that rare gem: a new writer with serious and already polished talent. Resnick builds her tale on a solid foundation of consistent mythology and magic, well-rounded characters and a collection of completely believable cultures. When the warrior Tansen and the prophet Mirabar learn of the betrayal and death of their friend and goddess-blessed leader Josarian at the hands of their one-time allies Elelar and Kiloran, they must gather their wits and forces. As Tansen and Mirabar attempt to unite and free the eternally feuding and conquered people of Sileria for the first time in a thousand years, their steps are dogged by Zarien, an earnest young man convinced that Tansen is the destined consort for a sea-goddess who saved Zarien's life. These characters curse, bargain with and defy the deities who attempt to guide their lives, taking control of their destinies in an utterly human way even as ominous portents shine in the sky and a holy mountain begins to crack open. A suspenseful mix of vague prophecies, startling revelations, constantly shifting loyalties and the occasional divine intervention, this stunning novel tantalizes right up to the last cliffhanger page.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
By the author of In Legend Born
It is a time of vast changes in the island nation of Sileria. Oppressed for centuries by one conqueror after another, this land of fierce pride and ancient rivalries awaited the prophesied Firebringer, who would free them. Josarian, a mountain peasant, survived his leap into the volcano to become the Firebringer. He united the impoverished shallaheen, the magical fire-wielding Guardians, and the vastly powerful mages known as Waterlords in an unprecedented alliance that defeated the foreign Valdani who had ruled Sileria for too long. But now Josarian is dead, betrayed by the alliance and slain by the ice-dragon of Kiloran, the most powerful Waterlord in Sileria. Tansen, Josarian’s second-in-command, has taken up the banner of independence, and leads the shallaheen and the Guardians against the Waterlords so that Sileria can be free of a tyranny far worse than Valdani rule. As the volcano goddess Dar rumbles her displeasure in earthquakes and lava flows, the forces of fate, prophecy, and magic combine to create new heroes--from the desolate mountains, from the water-starved cities, from the sea, and even from beneath the earth. Ancient forces join with unlikely allies to fulfill the prophecies that inspire revolt and excite religious fervor. But in Sileria, betrayal has long been a way of life, and it wears many faces as the ambitions of the high and the low ensnare the fates of people across the land, wreaking havoc among the faithful.
With consummate narrative skill, Laura Resnick brings to life the excitement and adventure of this magical land in its epic struggle to find its true leaders, heal ancient wounds, and chart a path out of chaos to a new day of peace.
It is a time of vast changes in the island nation of Sileria. Oppressed for centuries by one conqueror after another, this land of fierce pride and ancient rivalries awaited the prophesied Firebringer, who would free them. Josarian, a mountain peasant, survived his leap into the volcano to become the Firebringer. He united the impoverished shallaheen, the magical fire-wielding Guardians, and the vastly powerful mages known as Waterlords in an unprecedented alliance that defeated the foreign Valdani who had ruled Sileria for too long. But now Josarian is dead, betrayed by the alliance and slain by the ice-dragon of Kiloran, the most powerful Waterlord in Sileria. Tansen, Josarian’s second-in-command, has taken up the banner of independence, and leads the shallaheen and the Guardians against the Waterlords so that Sileria can be free of a tyranny far worse than Valdani rule. As the volcano goddess Dar rumbles her displeasure in earthquakes and lava flows, the forces of fate, prophecy, and magic combine to create new heroes--from the desolate mountains, from the water-starved cities, from the sea, and even from beneath the earth. Ancient forces join with unlikely allies to fulfill the prophecies that inspire revolt and excite religious fervor. But in Sileria, betrayal has long been a way of life, and it wears many faces as the ambitions of the high and the low ensnare the fates of people across the land, wreaking havoc among the faithful.
With consummate narrative skill, Laura Resnick brings to life the excitement and adventure of this magical land in its epic struggle to find its true leaders, heal ancient wounds, and chart a path out of chaos to a new day of peace.
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
|