Lord Brother

The Ryel Saga #2

by Carolyn Kephart

Ryel Mirai, Lord Adept of the great wysard-citadel Markul, continues his search for the lost spell capable of rejoining body and soul, thus bringing his beloved instructor, Edris, back to life. But someone seeks to thwart his Lord Michael Essern, a dedicated student of the Arts of Death. Lord Michael has sworn allegiance to the daimon Dagar, who seeks to return to the World re-embodied in Ryel's form. Ryel began his quest by freeing the Sovrena Diara from Dagar's tormenting spells. In Lord Brother, Dagar draws the young wysard deeper into danger, ever closer to the fulfillment of the demon's plans to plunge the World into unending torment. When Ryel becomes involved with the shadowy cult of the Sword Brotherhood he unwittingly jeopardizes his plan to rescue Edris. Meanwhile, his teacher's body awaits the life-essence that can be re-instilled into him only by the joining-spell...if Ryel can find it. Even if he does, can the spell be made to succeed? Or will victory go to Michael, Ryel's nemesis...and Lord Brother?

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

185 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 2002

About the author

I'm an eternal learner, and constant explorer. For me, existence is an endless search for all that is best in life. One of my favorite quotes is Tennyson's "I am a part of all that I have met," and everything that I am finds its way into my writing.

Please note: The revised and expanded 2013 and 2014 paperback and ebook editions of the Ryel Saga duology (WYSARD and LORD BROTHER) supersede all previous versions and should be regarded as the standard texts of the books. Thank you!

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of The Ryel Saga: A Tale of Love and Magic, an edition which combines Wysard and Lord Brother. Review is here.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written by the wife of my graduate school advisor, this second book in the series develops more of the main characters depth including sexual and like the first in the series is both dark, and original. I am waiting for her other books to come out, she has real talent as a writer.