Chronicle of Ages

Celestial Triad #1

by Traci Harding

Traci Harding returns to The Ancient Future Trilogy which ended with the ࢨosen leaving Earth for the further reaches of space. Earth must follow its own path for a time while the gods battle elsewhere. Noah, storyteller and chronicler, tutors the children born after colonisation and must explore the past to fill in the gaps in his written histories. Tory, Maelgwn and Rhun recall their life and times in ancient Britain when Maelgwn reigned as High King of the Britons and Tory was a student of time travel and immortality under Taliesin. Rhun became King of Gwynned after Maelgwn. When Vortipor, High King of the Britons, dies, there is a bloody four day skirmish over who should succeed him. Sir Bryce is killed in the action and Rhun is forced to abdicate. Noah finds himself on a celestial journey through the ethers, space and time as the missing years in his Chronicle of Ages unfold.

Genres: Fantasy, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Audiobook, Magic, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

579 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 29, 2008

About the author

Traci Harding, is an Australian science-fantasy author who currently has twelve books in publication, on the Voyager label of HaperCollins Publishers Australia.

Her work blends fantasy, fact, esoteric belief, time travel and quantum physics, into adventurous romps through history, ulternative dimensions, universes and states of consciousness.


The Ancient Future Trilogy
Book 1 -The Ancient Future 1996
Book 2 -An Echo in Time 1997
Book 3 - Masters of Reality 1998

Stand Alone Novels
The Alchemists Key 1998
Book of Dreams 2002
Ghostwriting 2003

The Celestial Triad
Book 1 – Chronicle of Ages 1999
Book 2 – Tablet of Destinies 2000
Book 3 – The Cosmic Logos 2001

The Mystique Trilogy
Book 1 – Gene of Isis 2005
Book 2 – The Dragon Queens 2007
Book 3 – The Black Madonna 2008


Triad of Being
Book 1 - Being of the Field 2009
Book 2 - The Universe Parallel 2010
Book 3 - The Light Field 2012

The Time Keepers
Book 1 - Dreaming of Zhou Gong 2013
Book 2 - Forthcoming
Book 3 - Forthcoming

The Ancient Future is currently listed on both the Dymock’s Top 101 Books. Along with The Alchemist's Key, The Ancient Future has been published in Complex Chinese for worldwide release.

The first book of the Mystique Trilogy -Gene of Isis is now to be published in Russian, Czech, Slavic, Greek and Romanian, as is book two The Dragon Queens.

Reviews

[Chrissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is fantastic to be back in the realms of 'The Chosen'.

Being able to hear how all is faring on their new planet 'Kila' and delve back into their pasts all in one is fantastic!

Highly recommend reading these if you have already enjoyed the 'Ancient Future' trilogy!

I cannot wait to read the next book!

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this book as much as the previous three. It was not so much a story, but rather a way to fill in the blanks of the previous three books.

Written from the point of view of Noah, the chronicler, it uncovers:
- Why Selwyn became a hermit once Maelgwn became high king
- What the mission was that Maelgwn went on before he came back to Earth (and where all the technology came from that Inanna Cadwallon used)
- Why Rhun distanced himself from his son Asher when Asher was the incarnation of his dark age friend Blain.

I think you would have difficulties following this book if you had not read the previous three.

[Cassi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was dubious about this book, being such a big fan of the first trilogy, and it took me a couple of goes to get started (perhaps because of the first-person prologue).
Once I gave it a real chance, I was thrilled to find out more and more about the characters I had grown to love so much.
Although, admittedly, hanging out for more story surrounding the eldest characters, I was pleasantly surprised and as immersed in the story as I was with the first trilogy.

[Ali Constable · Rating 1 out of 5]

Loved the first trilogy and couldn't wait to read this first book in the second trilogy but it was horrible and difficult to get into. Wasted $20 buying book one and two at the secondhand book shop :-(

[Sandra qt · Rating 5 out of 5]

So happy the story is to continue with Tory and Maelgwn.

[Jean Stasse · Rating 2 out of 5]

Life was too harsh and I wasn't enjoying this.

[Karon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to read!

[Becci · Rating 4 out of 5]

the second trilogy - the Earth is saved, but now the universe is in danger.
Tori and the Chosen must unite against the 'gods' of ancient earth

[Alayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of Tory and Maelgwn, and co. Enjoyed it.

[Linda McCarthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book, great author

[Sarah Smit · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books threw me for a curve, being much more focused on more technical things than the previous trilogy, but was no less thrilling for me despite that.

[Samantha Rooney]

I like how it fills in some backstory for the Ancient Future Trilogy