The Outcast Chronicles follows the fate of a tribe of dispossessed mystics. Vastly outnumbered by people without magical abilities, they are persecuted because ordinary people fear their gifts. This persecution culminates in a bloody pogrom sanctioned by the king who lays siege to the Celestial City, last bastion of the mystics. When the city falls, the mystic leader negotiates their surrender and her people are exiled from their homeland. Imoshen. Her birth was hidden by her father, the ambitious leader of a great brotherhood. She was raised by covenant breaking T'En warriors and only just escaped with her life at eighteen. Seeking sanctuary in the Celestial City, she is voted its leader when the city is beseiged. Tobazim. Inspired by tales of honour and glory, Tobazim went to the Celestial City, hoping to win status and rise through the ranks of his brotherhood. But he finds the city besieged and vastly different from the stories. Ronnyn. A pure-blood mystic to half-blood parents and only 12 years old. His gift will surface but there is no one to teach him how to contain his power and harness it. Ronnyn would do anything to protect his family, even if it means leaving them. Aravelle. Ronnyn's sister. Clever, but fated to serve because she was born a half-blood. Her parents lives are never ending drudgery, scraping a living from the sea and their island home's poor soil. She fears what will happen when Ronnyn's gift starts manifesting. Do her parents have a plan? Will her family have to go back to the Celestial City? If they do, will her parents be punished for running away from their brotherhood? Four people linked by blood, love and vows struggle with misplaced loyalties, over-riding ambition and hidden secrets which could destroy them. Some make desperate alliances only to suffer betrayal, and some discover great personal strength.
By:
Rowena Cory Daniells Imprint: Solar, Paris Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 171mm,
Width: 106mm,
Spine: 37mm
Weight: 318g ISBN:9781781080115 ISBN 10: 1781080119 Series:Outcast Chronicles Publication Date:26 June 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
