Synopses & Reviews
The popular creator of Recluce and of the Spellsong world of Liedwahr has built a whole new fantasy world on Corus. With each new volume of the Corean Chronicles we learn more about the magical underpinnings of this fascinating realm as we follow the continuing adventures of his reluctant hero, Alucius. In
Legacies he became the first Iron Valley militiaman to escape sorcerous enslavement in Madrien. In
Darknesses, he found a way to defeat a would-be conqueror who revived the fearsome creatures and potent weaponry of the legendary past. Now he returns to face the greatest challenges yet to both his courage and his magical Talent.
Alucius is happy back on his nightsheep stead with his beloved wife Wendra, who is expecting their first child. But the country is beset by enemies on all sides. Although the Lord Protector of Lanachrona keeps his promise not to order Alucius back to active duty, Alucius finds his request for help no easier to ignore.
Newly promoted to higher rank, and given command of a combined force of the Northern and Southern Guards, Alucius must first quell a strange religiously-inspired rebellion and then find a way to destroy the powerful weapons of ancient design again being used by the forces of Madrien. Unlike the Lord Protector, Alucius can see that a third, covert, threat must be behind the other two. He will have to confront an alien evil that seeks to enslave the whole world of Corus in the guise of bringing back a lost golden age. Only the timely assistance of the mysterious ancient Soarers and the addition of Wendra's Talent to his own give him any hope of success. Scepters is a stirring climax to the first Corean trilogy.
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Praise for
Scepters:
"A notable achievement."--Booklist
"A powerful, enthralling and exciting fantasy epic. . . . Scepters is an outstanding fantasy."
--Midwest Book Review
"An intriguing blend of martial fantasy and SF . . . [with] vivid and inventive magic."
--Publishers Weekly
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"A notable achievement." Booklist
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"An intriguing blend of martial fantasy and SF . . . [with] vivid and inventive magic." Publishers Weekly
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"A powerful, enthralling and exciting fantasy epic. . . . Scepters is an outstanding fantasy." Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
From the popular creator of Reduce and the Spell-song world of Liedwahr, comes a whole new fantasy world to explore. Alucius, hero of "Legacies and "Darknesses, returns in this exciting third volume of the Corean Chronicles, to face the greatest challenges yet to both his courage and his magical Talent. Alucius is happy back on his nightsheep stead with his beloved wife Wendra, who is expecting their first child. But the country is beset by enemies--both overt and hidden--on all sides. He finds he has no choice but to answer the call to return to active duty. Newly promoted to higher rank, and given command of a combined force of the Northern and Southern Guards, Alucius must quell a strange religiously-inspired rebellion, destroy the powerful weapons of ancient design again being used by the forces of Madrien, and confront the alien evil that seeks to enslave the whole world of Corns in the guise of bringing back a lost golden age. Only the timely assistance of the mysterious ancient Soarers and the addition of Wendra's Talent to his own give him any hope of success. "Scepters is a stirring climax to the first Corean trilogy.
Synopsis
Alucius, hero of "Legacies" and "Darknesses," returns in this exciting third volume of the Corean Chronicles to face the greatest challenges yet to both his courage and his magical talent.
About the Author
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.