Synopses & Reviews
It’s been eight years since the Change rendered technology inoperable across the globe. Rising from the ashes of the computer and industrial ages is a brave new world. Survivors have banded together in tribal communities, committed to rebuilding society. In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, former pilot Michael Havel’s Bearkillers are warriors of renown. Their closest ally, the mystical Clan Mackenzie, is led by Wiccan folksinger Juniper Mackenzie. Their leadership has saved countless lives.
But not every leader has altruistic aspirations. Norman Arminger, medieval scholar, rules the Protectorate. He has enslaved civilians, built an army, and spread his forces from Portland through most of western Washington State. Now he wants the Willamette Valley farmland, and he’s willing to wage war to conquer it.
And unknown to both factions is the imminent arrival of a ship from Tasmania bearing British soldiers...
Review
"Stirling continues the saga begun in Dies the Fire....His ability to imagine a return to quasimedievalism in the modern world provides a glimpse into the inner strength of men and women under fire." Library Journal
Review
"Stirling's blending of fiction and history produces a strange, hybrid civilization, in which the confrontation between warlord and mystic is viscerally satisfying." Booklist
Synopsis
The sequel to Dies the Fire opens ten years after technology has been rendered inoperable, and two leaders have built two thriving communities in Oregon. Now the armies of the totalitarian Protectorate are preparing to wage war over the priceless farmland.
Synopsis
The national bestselling alternate history epic continues...
Ten years after The Change rendered technology inoperable throughout the world, two brave leaders built two thriving communities in Oregon's Willamette Valley. But now the armies of the totalitarian Protectorate are preparing to wage war over the priceless farmland.
About the Author
S. M. Stirling is the author of numerous novels. A former lawyer and an amateur historian, he lives in the Southwest with his wife, Jan.