Quaeryt’s goals seem distant when he suddenly finds himself
in the army, this time officially. His
hopes to build a safe haven for scholars and imagers seem unreachable. His successes seem to create as many enemies
of a home grown political nature as they do from the true enemy, Rex
Kharst.
As in the last book,
the melding self awareness with the humbling recognition that your body,
soul and talent are seen as a tool to preserve the status quo provides the
mental angst typical of Modesitt’s work or simply put, Quaeryt hates being
“merely” a tool. He finds those who
emulate his sacrificial nature without his sheer talent suffer and die and
Quaeryt suffers with them.
The story remains open ended as the conflict seems resolved
but … is it really? Has success created
more enemies than it defeated?
As I have said in previous reviews, the common thread in
Modesitt’s stories is the lone soul fighting for self identity in a harsh
world.
I highly recommend all his books.
Body of work of <a type="amzn" >L.E.
Modesitt</a>
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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