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Aidan, only child of Brennan and Aileen, and the grandson of Niall, is heir to the Lion Throne of Homana and inheritor, too, of a prophecy carried down through the generations and finally on the verge of fulfillment. But will Aidan, driven as he is by strange visions and portens, prove the weak link in the ages-old prophecy--the Cheysuli who fails to achieve his foretold destiny? For as Aidan prepares to set out for Erinn to claim his betrothed, he will become the focus of forces out of show more legend, visited by the ghosts of long-dead kinsmen, and by the Hunter, a mysteriouys being who may be a Cheysuli god incarnate. Commanded by the Hunter to undertake a quest oclaim a series of god-given golden links, Aidan will find himself challenged by the Cheysuli's most deadly foe--Lochiel, the son of Strahan--who will use every trick of Ihlini sorcery to stop Aidan and destroy the promise of the prophecy once and for all... show lessTags
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Aidan is Brennan and Aieleen's son - so he is in line to inherit the throne of Homana. But he is, and always has been, different. *Different* So say his parents and his grandparents... the rest of the Cheysuli and most of Homana, too. And the dreams... the dreams of the Lion Throne of the Mujhar - rejecting him; wanting no part of him. But the throne is his destiny... isn't it?
Definitely a departure from the other books in the series - where a warrior's fate has always been something that he or she knows absolutely. Finn's. Duncan's. Donal's. Carillon's. All well known by EVERYONE. And so is Aidan's. But this time, the knowledge of the shar tahls and the tribal knowledge of the Cheysuli themselves are thrown into question. The beliefs show more of the Cheysuli have been warped over time and now the gods themselves intervene in the life of a single man in order to guide him to the realization this his destiny is to educate the children of the gods. To teach them what they must know in order to make an informed decision in their own lives. It's a departure from the previous books and it takes much convincing for it to happen - but finally, thanks to the unwitting aid of Strahan's son, Aidan comes to accept his fate and embraces it willingly. show less
Definitely a departure from the other books in the series - where a warrior's fate has always been something that he or she knows absolutely. Finn's. Duncan's. Donal's. Carillon's. All well known by EVERYONE. And so is Aidan's. But this time, the knowledge of the shar tahls and the tribal knowledge of the Cheysuli themselves are thrown into question. The beliefs show more of the Cheysuli have been warped over time and now the gods themselves intervene in the life of a single man in order to guide him to the realization this his destiny is to educate the children of the gods. To teach them what they must know in order to make an informed decision in their own lives. It's a departure from the previous books and it takes much convincing for it to happen - but finally, thanks to the unwitting aid of Strahan's son, Aidan comes to accept his fate and embraces it willingly. show less
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Fantasy and historical novelist Jennifer Roberson was raised in Arizona and graduated from Northern Arizona University. She has worked as an investigative reporter and copywriter and currently raises dogs. Her best known books are the eight volumes of The Chronicles of the Cheysulai, but she has written more than twenty novels. Her three show more historical novels about the story of Robin Hood, but told from Maid Marian's point of view, were researched when she spent a semester at the University of London. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Flight of the Raven
- Original publication date
- 1990
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- Homana
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