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In Sight
Description: Epic, multi-threaded fantasy with a cyberpunk rationality. First of a two-book series.
Synopsis:
Roween Sage knows something terrifying about magic; something that no-one else knows - something that no-one else can be allowed to know.
Five years before she was born, the world was still a place of feudal stability. There was change, yes - a flowering of art and science - but it was gradual, manageable. Magic? Magic was myth - until its principles were suddenly discovered.
The rapid industrialisation that followed stretched society to its limits. Business and commerce raged out of control. Old religions fell before new science; old certainties gave way to new doubts.
In a world where kings rule by force of personality, where war and assassination are commonplace, where the magic-savvy trample the ignorant to grow ever-richer, the future depends on the intrigues of one shy and introverted daughter of a librarian.
Synopsis:
Roween Sage knows something terrifying about magic; something that no-one else knows - something that no-one else can be allowed to know.
Five years before she was born, the world was still a place of feudal stability. There was change, yes - a flowering of art and science - but it was gradual, manageable. Magic? Magic was myth - until its principles were suddenly discovered.
The rapid industrialisation that followed stretched society to its limits. Business and commerce raged out of control. Old religions fell before new science; old certainties gave way to new doubts.
In a world where kings rule by force of personality, where war and assassination are commonplace, where the magic-savvy trample the ignorant to grow ever-richer, the future depends on the intrigues of one shy and introverted daughter of a librarian.
435 pages, paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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October 9, 2017
Lots of fun. I'm a fan of Bartle's Spellcaster game, and while it's possible to be a little disappointed that he didn't keep any of the same spells for old-time's sake, it's still an interesting sci-fi-in-the-guise-of-fantasy book... and how many of those are there?
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