Lion's Heart

Fifth Millenium

by Karen Wehrstein

So little time...Set in the world of S.M Stirling and Shirley Meier's The Cage, this is the story of Chevenga, master warrior and the greatest ruler his people would ever know. Chevenga knows his destiny from a vision: to preserve his people from barbarian invasions--and he also knows his fate: to die at the hand of an assassin while still young. In his short life Chevenga has much to do, and little time to do it in. If his people cannot freely accept his rulership he must use whatever means are necessary to make them recognize him for what he is.

Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

410 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1991

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought paperbacks of this book and it's sequel, Lion's Soul, in the UCLA bookstore back when they first came out in the 90s, when I was in law school. I think I may have stayed up all night reading them, instead of reading casebooks, and I don't regret it at all. These books are fantastic.

[Magda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting ideas, and well-told, but I'm not sure why exactly I keep re-reading this one. Also, a very abrupt ending, so it's good to have the sequel on hand.