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(3.03) | None | From the author of Neverness comes a powerful new epic fantasy series. The Ea Cycle is as rich as Tolkien and as magical as the Arthurian myths. The world of Ea is an ancient world settled in eons past by the Star People. However, their ancestors floundered, in their purpose to create a great stellar civilisation on the new planet: they fell into moral decay. Now a champion has been born who will lead them back to greatness, by means of a spiritual - and adventurous - quest for Ea's Grail: the Lightstone. His name is Valashu Elahad, and he is destined to become King. Blessed (or cursed?) with an empathy for all living things, he will lead his people into the lands of Morjin, into the heart of darkness, wielding a magical sword called Alkadadur, there to recover the mythical Lightstone and return in triumph with his prize. But Morjin is not to be vanquished so easily...… (more) |
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To my daughters, Justine and Jillian, who journeyed with me on many long and magical walks through Ea and helped generate this story with their pointed questions, blazing enthusiasm, dreams, and delight. | |
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The angels, it is written, at the beginning of time sang into creation the stars. | |
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I would breathe the cold breath of all those who had come before me; I would dream my fiery dreams and speak my promise to the stars; that darkness would be defeated, that men and women would soar the heavens with wings of light. that someday the Lightstone would be returned to that bright, blazing place from which it came. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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This is Book 1 Part 2 of the EA Cycle. The original all-in-one Book 1 was called "The Lightstone". It was later split into two volumes as "The Lightstone: The Ninth Kingdom" and "The Lightstone: The Silver Sword" (UK editions), and into "The Lightstone" and "The Silver Sword" (US editions). Please keep this Book 1 Part 2 and the Book 1 Part 1 separate from the all-in-one entry. | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions From the author of Neverness comes a powerful new epic fantasy series. The Ea Cycle is as rich as Tolkien and as magical as the Arthurian myths. The world of Ea is an ancient world settled in eons past by the Star People. However, their ancestors floundered, in their purpose to create a great stellar civilisation on the new planet: they fell into moral decay. Now a champion has been born who will lead them back to greatness, by means of a spiritual - and adventurous - quest for Ea's Grail: the Lightstone. His name is Valashu Elahad, and he is destined to become King. Blessed (or cursed?) with an empathy for all living things, he will lead his people into the lands of Morjin, into the heart of darkness, wielding a magical sword called Alkadadur, there to recover the mythical Lightstone and return in triumph with his prize. But Morjin is not to be vanquished so easily... ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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I couldn't make it past the second (very wordy) book in the series. It's possible that after the near-endless series of crises that characterize the story to that point things ease up and don't wallow endlessly in melodrama, but I was pretty disheartened and disinclined to put any more effort into the series. If you like Terry Brooks and David Eddings, you may enjoy this, but fans of action may be put off by the interior nature of some of the characters, and fans of Zindell's more successful works may well be put off by the overwrought black and white nature of what's on offer here. ( )