Lord of the Shadows

Zusatztext "[The Lion of Senet has] characters that grow! intrigue that deepens--a writer to watch in the future." -- Janny Wurts "The best fantasy I've read this year . . . anyone who loves Guy Gavriel Kay or George RR Martin will devour this book." -- Nexus "Fallon writes with a fresh and engaging touch." -- NW Magazine? Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Fallon lives in Alice Springs in Central Australia where she writes full time and works occasionally as a Trainer in Business Administration and Computing. She shares her house with 2 dogs, 2 cats, lots of stray people, and a collection of dragons from all over the world. Klappentext Darkness threatens Ranadon again in the form of an eclipse. The Goddess wants to give the people of Ranadon a sign—and only Dirk Provin can interpret it. To do so! Dirk has systematically betrayed his one-time allies to join his most hated enemies. Now! with neither side trusting him! Dirk sets his own devious plot in motion Senet's Crippled Prince! Misha! has found unexpected and tenuous sanctuary among the Baenlanders of Mil. To secure their trust! he offers them the one thing they cannot refuse. Meanwhile! Alenor! Queen of Dhevyn! betrayed by her husband! Kirsh! and Tia Veran! deceived by Dirk! set out for revenge and to finally free their people at any cost. As the second sons and the rest of their generation pursue different paths to survival and freedom! they discover that the will of the Goddess—and of men—works in mysterious ways. And as Dirk's old enemies join with new ones! his attempt to save Ranadon may cost him his friends! his love...and his life. Chapter 1 Neris Veran was waiting as Tia climbed the goat path up to his cave overlooking the pirate settlement of Mil. His eyes were bright and he was unnaturally alert, a sure sign he'd recently taken another dose of poppy-dust. He must have been waiting for her since he spied her crossing the bay. It was raining, but it didn't seem to bother the madman. His thin shirt was soaked, his ragged, unkempt hair plastered to his head. "Where's Dirk?" he asked as soon as she stepped onto the rocky ledge. "Can't we go inside, Neris?" "Where's Dirk?" he repeated stubbornly. "And why is everybody suddenly back in Mil?" Tia glanced over her shoulder through the rain at the ships anchored below them. It was an unusual sight, all the pirate ships in port at the same time. She hadn't thought Neris would realize it, though. "Let's go inside, Neris," she insisted. "I'm not going to stand out here in the rain being interrogated by you." "It's only water," Neris said, turning his face upward. He let the rain fall on his closed eyes for a few moments, and then he looked back at Tia and grinned. "You're always complaining I don't wash often enough." "Come on, Neris," she urged. "You'll catch your death if you stay out here." "How do you know?" Tia hurried across the ledge. He turned to watch her sheltering in the entrance of the cave, looking quite irritated. "You row across here in a downpour and that's perfectly all right for you, but if I stand in it, I'm being foolish! Suppose I want to catch my death? Suppose I'm too cowardly to take my own life so I'm standing here in the rain, tempting fate, daring her to take me?" Tia sighed impatiently. There was no reasoning with him when he started asking questions like that. "Did you want to hear about Dirk or not?" she called to him over the steady patter of raindrops, hoping that would entice him to come in out of the rain. She didn't wait for his answer. Instead, shivering a little in her wet clothes, Tia hurried over to the small fire in the cave and began to coax it back to life. "So where is Dirk?" Neris asked her again as he stepped into the cave, shaking his head like a dog, showering everything within reach ...

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Fallon
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2004
• EAN: 9780553586701
• ISBN: 978-0-553-58670-1
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 172 mm x 34 mm
• Series: Second Sons Trilogy; The Second Sons Trilogy
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy