Magic and technology entwine and clash in the sequel to The Wake of Manadar.
The sole survivor of a magical catastrophe that flung her into a strange new world and annihilated two cities, Operative Amanda Devereux is gradually finding a place for herself in the Empire of the Thelenic Curriculum. Unknown to her, the repercussions of the Disaster of the Wake are still unfolding.
The vast empire of the Daxalai schemes to bring the eastern lands under their benevolent dominion, the Dragons of the Parliament brood and plot, and the enigmatic Whales of the Blue Council deliver a cryptic warning.
Meanwhile, her devious new employer has a grudge against one of her few real friends and her own relationship may be nothing more than a magical side-effect. And still, the warning of the Whales persists.
Tim Peers is an author, blogger and occasional dustman from Norfolk, England. Born in 1974 to parents who had no idea what they were letting themselves in for, he is a man of many talents, which regrettably do not include focus. He has been a singer in several bands, most notably Last Paradigm, and enjoys music, writing, and miniature war-gaming, along with following a rigorous exercise plan known as "The Kettle Is Downstairs."
He also once crossed a drainage ditch on a ladder used as an improvised bridge to rescue a sheep from an electric fence.
The first book of The Thelenic Curriculum, "The Wake of Manadar", published in 2015, was his long-awaited debut novel, and was followed in 2018 by "The Third Mirror".