![]() The book had me concerned even before I started the story. At some point, I stumbled across this one, thought it looked interesting, and, after having it occupy space for a little bit, decided to give it a shot. Partly that was because he wrote a lot of Battletech and Star Wars fiction, and I never liked the former, and burned out on the latter as a callow teenager. The example stuck with me for a long time, but oddly, I never read any of the man's work itself. (His particular example involved being stuck in an airport with nothing but the second book of various trilogies available to him). ![]() Many, many years ago, I attended a lecture by Michael Stackpole, in which he advanced a theory that any book in a series should form an essentially self-contained novel, so that one could pick it up, read it, and enjoy it without necessarily having to read the whole thing. And provoke a murderous act against the Cartographers that will set off a chain of events shaking the world–both discovered and undiscovered–to its core.… ![]() It will threaten the fragile peace maintained since the near-apocalyptic Cataclysm years earlier. But what Keles and Jorim discover this time is bigger and more terrifying than any new land or sea. Meanwhile, back home, their sister, Nirati, tries to protect her brothers from the intrigues, passions, and jealousies that constantly endanger their family. As one charts the seas, looking for new lands, the other braves a region torn apart by ancient magics. ![]() Now the Royal Cartographer’s two grandsons, Keles and Jorim, have been sent on a dangerous mission to explore the darkest corner of the unknown. Their talent has yielded them enormous power and wealth–and it can also cost them their lives. They not only draw the maps, but also explore uncharted territories, expanding and updating the existing knowledge of the world. In Nalenyr, the family of the Royal Cartographer stands in a unique position. ![]()
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