The Gate of FireTor Publishing Group, 1. apr. 2011 - 480 sider The Gate of Fire continues Tom Harlan's remarkable fantasy epic, following the increasingly dangerous conflicts both military and sorcerous. The sorcerer Dahak plots from his hidden citadel to regain the Peacock Throne. Prince Maxian, having raised both Julius Ceasar and Alexander the Great from the dead, now considers how to use them to free Rome from the curse of the Oath. Thyatis has fled with the widowed Queen of Persia to a hidden island; Dwyrin's thaumaturgic unit is shattered as Zoe discovers the destruction of Palmyra and, as its new queen, vows revenge against Rome. And in Mecca, Ahmet's friend and Palmyra's lieutenant Mohammed receives a vision, and a command, and the power to strive against the forces of darkness. |
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... voices and the rattle of metal. The knights were checking the straps of their low-cantled saddles, and long straight swords hung to their knees. Many had wooden bow cases strapped behind them ... voice said from behind him. Nicholas turned,
... voice. The flickering blue-white light of the Engine itself illuminated her face. She moved carefully around the circumference of the room, giving a wide berth to the cage of gold and silver wire that restrained a crystalline orb ...
... voice was quiet, but the anger in her voice was as bitter as spike-leaf tea. “With who? What was her name? Neither Rome nor Persia is any friend of the Quraysh. What is the business of our house to meddle in their affairs?” Mohammed ...
... voice rising still further. “You left her alone and she died! She trusted you when she trusted no one else—and you abandoned her! All she needed to live was your face, or your voice, and you denied her even this! At the end, she thought ...
... voice in the air around him took a long time to register. The sound hung in the air, clear and ringing from the rocks like the chime of a great bell. Act! The man's eyes fluttered open, and then he turned his head to one side, away from ...
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SOMEWHERE IN THE MARE AEGEUM | |
MAKKAH ARABIA FELIX | |
THE ISLAND OF THIRA SOMEWHERE IN THE KYKLADES | |
ANTIOCH ROMAN SYRIA MAGNA | |
THE CRYPTS OF ALAMUT | |
THE ZAMZAM SOUTHERN ARABIA FELIX | |
THE RUINS OF PALMYRA SYRIA COELE | |
THE HOUSE DORELIO THE QUIRINAL HILL ROMA | |
THE RUINS OF THE KABA NEAR MEKKAH | |
THIRA | |
THE HILL ABOVE PALMYRA | |
THE CAMPUS MARTIUS ROME | |