In the epic conclusion to The Rampart Worlds trilogy, interstellar maverick Helly Frost sets out to prove that a proposed pact with the alien Haluk could destroy the Commonwealth of Humans and sets out for the Sagittarius Whorl, a hostile and remote region of the galaxy to uncover evidence to expose the Haluk plot against humankind. Original.
From the acclaimed author of The Sparrow comes a new, extraordinarily imaginative SF novel which continues the powerful, moving story of Emilio Sandoz, the charismatic Jesuit priest who led the well-intentioned but catastrophic mission to the distant planet of Rakhat, and journeyed to the furthest reaches of the human soul. Now, in Children of God, Father Emilio Sanchoz returns and - against his will - is forced to continue his quest for the meaning, if any, of God's plan. Dazzlingly imaginative, philosophically provocative and immeasurably entertaining, Children of God is a must-read for fans of The Sparrow, and a startlingly fresh adventure for newcomers to Mary Doria Russell's special literary magic.
On the hottest Fourth of July weekend in decades, two men have come to Hopewell, Illinois, site of a long and bitter steel strike. One is a demon, a dark servant of the Void, who will use the anger and frustration of the community to achieve a terrible secret goal. The other is John Ross, a Knight of the Word, a man who, while he sleeps, lives in the hell the world will become if he fails to change its course on waking. Ross has been given the ability to see the future. But does he have the power to change it? At stake is the soul of a fourteen-year-old girl mysteriously linked to both men. And the lives of the people of Hopewell. And the future of the country. This Fourth of July, while friends and families picnic in Sinnissippi Park and fireworks explode in celebration of freedom and independence, the fate of Humanity will be decided...
De Shannara-trilogie gaat over het naspel van de oorlogen met een eeuwenoud kwaad, waarin gnomen, elfen, heksenmeesters, druïden en magische voorwerpen een grote rol spelen. Opeens is hij weer terug: de druïde Allanon, de man die Shea hielp de Tovervorst te verslaan. Hij komt voor de liefelijke Brin Ohmsford, die – net als haar broer – de macht kent van het wenslied: een eeuwenoude elfenmagie. Allanon ziet hierin de enige kans om de eeuwenoude bron van kwaad, de Ildatch te vernietigen. De Ildatch is een demonisch boek dat door zijn corrumperende invloed Allanons vader in de zwarte Tovervorst veranderde. Nu bedreigt het heel Shannara…
Alleen Brin Ohmsford kan het onheil stoppen dat de mensheid bedreigt, maar daarvoor moet ze haar leven in de waagschaal stellen.