Star Gate: a magical portal that once existed in Tencendor, the Star Gate filtered the magic of the Star Dance, which the Icarii Enchanters used to create their enchantments. Demons destroyed the Star Gate during the final wars of Tencendor.
StarWeb: an Icarii, and lover to Maximilian Persimius.
SunSoar, Axis: formerly a hero from Tencendor and a member of the Icarii race, Axis once reigned over Tencendor as its StarMan before relinquishing power to his son, Caelum. Axis died five years ago during the destruction of Tencendor.
SunSoar, StarDrifter: Axis’ father, and a powerful Icarii prince and Enchanter.
Tencendor: a continent that once lay in the western region of the Widowmaker Sea. It was lost five years before this tale begins in a catastrophic war with demons.
Third, the: the third caste within Corolean society, mostly comprised of workers.
Thirty-eight Thousand Second Families: see the Second. Threshold: see DarkGlass Mountain.
Turmebt: father of Isaiah, Tyrant of Isembaard.
Twisted Tower, the: a palace of memories.
Veins, the: the gloam mines of Escator where Maximilian Persimius was imprisoned for seventeen years.
Venetia: a marsh witch-woman who patrols the borderlands between this world and the Land of Dreams. Ravenna is her daughter.
Viland: a nation in the extreme north. The Vilanders often have trouble with Skraelings.
Vorstus: abbot of the Order of Persimius, Vorstus aided Garth Baxtor and Ravenna in freeing Maximilian Persimius from the Veins eight years before this tale begins.
Weeper, the: a strange but immensely powerful Corolean bronze deity.
Zeboath: an Isembaardian physician.
Zeboul: the most senior among the Eight.
About the Author
SARA DOUGLASS has worked as a nurse and has a Ph.D. in early modern European history. Her first fantasy adventure, The Axis Trilogy, had an overwhelming response from readers (Starman won the 1996 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel). This was followed by the bestselling Wayfarer Redemption trilogy, among other novels. Sara lives in an 1880s-era house, Nonsuch, in Cornelian Bay, Tasmania.
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ALSO BY
SARA DOUGLASS
FICTION
WAYFARER REDEMPTION
Wayfarer Redemption
Enchanter
Starman
Sinner
Pilgrim
Crusader
STAND-ALONES
Threshold (September 2003)
Beyond the Hanging Wall (July 2003)
TROY GAME SERIES
Darkwitch Rising
God’s Concubine
Hades’ Daughter
The Druid’s Sword
THE CRUCIBLE SERIES
The Nameless Day
The Wounded Hawk
The Crippled Angel
Credits
Jacket design by Ervin Serrano
Jacket illustration by Steve Stone/
Bernstein & Andriulli, Inc.
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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