Compass of the Soul: River into Darkness #2 - Softcover

Russell, Sean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0886779332 ISBN 13: 9780886779337

Publisher: DAW, 1999

Synopsis

In his quest to destroy all the magic in the world, Lord Eldrich sends Erasmus Flattery to eliminate Anna, leader of the Tellerites, a group eager to preserve the key to immortality, but as Erasmus becomes resentful of Eldrich and strangely loyal to Anna, he questions all he had believed to be true. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Sean Russell was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1952, and had his first fantasy novel, the Asian influenced The Initiate Brother in 1991. His influence in the fantasy world comes from J. R. R. Tolkien, and knew he wanted to be a writer since the age of ten.

From Kirkus Reviews:

Sequel to Beneath the Vaulted Hills (not reviewed), or, better, the second half of a doorstopper entitled The River into Darkness. In a world where magic is vanishing, the last mage, Eldrich, has trained no successor, nor will he allow anyone else to practice the magic arts. Eldrich, you see, has had a vision showing him the world ending in a dreadful apocalypse unless the practice of magic ceases. But long ago, the Tellerites, a dissident group, rejected his vision; now they have secretly nurtured and trained a young woman, Anna Fielding, hoping she will develop into a mage and oppose Eldrich. Anna and her followers have good reason to resent, even hate, the ruthless and implacable Eldrich. Butwhat if the old mage is right? A strange and beautiful book that offers an unusual depth and nuance of character, set forth in lustrous dialogue and prose the texture of honeyed silk. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: DAW
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0886779332
• ISBN 13: 9780886779337
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416