Raven's Ladder
Author: Overstreet, Jeffrey
ISBN: 9781400074679
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 Feb 2010
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Like I>Auralia's Colors/I> and I>Cyndere's Midnight/I>, I>Raven's Ladder/I> is a fantasy novel, that continues the epic tale of the four kingdoms of The Expanse, and particularly with what happens to Cal-raven's wandering people when they are drawn into the moon-worshipping House of Bel Amica. I>Raven's Ladder/I> is ideal for fantasy readers, including those who love the novels of Patricia McKillip and fantasy newcomer Patrick Rothfuss.I>/I>BR>BR>b>A DEADLY MENACE IS BREAKING THROUGH THE GROUND. THE PEOPLE OF ABASCAR MUST ABANDON THEIR STONE REFUGE AND FLEE INTO VULNERABILITY IN THE FOREST. BUT THEIR KING HAS HAD A VISION.../b>br>br>Following the beacon of Auralia's colors and the footsteps of a mysterious dream-creature, King Cal-raven has discovered a destination for his weary crowd of refugees. It's a city only imagined in legendary tales. And it gives him hope to establish New Abascar.br>br>But when Cal-raven is waylaid by fortune hunters, his people become vulnerable to a danger more powerful than the prowling beastmen--House Bel Amica. In this oceanside kingdom of wealth, enchantment, and beauty, deceitful Seers are all too eager to ensnare House Abascar's wandering throng. br>br>Even worse, the Bel Amicans have discovered Auralia's colors, and are twisting a language of faith into a lie of corruption and control.br>br>If there is any hope for the people of Abascar, it lies in the courage of Cyndere, daughter of Bel Amica's queen; the strength of Jordam the beastman; and the fiery gifts of the ale boy, who is devising a rescue for prisoners of the savage Cent Regus beastmen. br>br>As his faith suffers one devastating blow after another, Cal-raven's journey is a perilous climb from despair to a faint gleam of hope--the vision he sees in Auralia's colors.
ISBN: 9781400074679
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 16 Feb 2010
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
Like I>Auralia's Colors/I> and I>Cyndere's Midnight/I>, I>Raven's Ladder/I> is a fantasy novel, that continues the epic tale of the four kingdoms of The Expanse, and particularly with what happens to Cal-raven's wandering people when they are drawn into the moon-worshipping House of Bel Amica. I>Raven's Ladder/I> is ideal for fantasy readers, including those who love the novels of Patricia McKillip and fantasy newcomer Patrick Rothfuss.I>/I>BR>BR>b>A DEADLY MENACE IS BREAKING THROUGH THE GROUND. THE PEOPLE OF ABASCAR MUST ABANDON THEIR STONE REFUGE AND FLEE INTO VULNERABILITY IN THE FOREST. BUT THEIR KING HAS HAD A VISION.../b>br>br>Following the beacon of Auralia's colors and the footsteps of a mysterious dream-creature, King Cal-raven has discovered a destination for his weary crowd of refugees. It's a city only imagined in legendary tales. And it gives him hope to establish New Abascar.br>br>But when Cal-raven is waylaid by fortune hunters, his people become vulnerable to a danger more powerful than the prowling beastmen--House Bel Amica. In this oceanside kingdom of wealth, enchantment, and beauty, deceitful Seers are all too eager to ensnare House Abascar's wandering throng. br>br>Even worse, the Bel Amicans have discovered Auralia's colors, and are twisting a language of faith into a lie of corruption and control.br>br>If there is any hope for the people of Abascar, it lies in the courage of Cyndere, daughter of Bel Amica's queen; the strength of Jordam the beastman; and the fiery gifts of the ale boy, who is devising a rescue for prisoners of the savage Cent Regus beastmen. br>br>As his faith suffers one devastating blow after another, Cal-raven's journey is a perilous climb from despair to a faint gleam of hope--the vision he sees in Auralia's colors.
