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From the author of THE NINJA comes the fifth book in Eric Van Lustbader’s epic fantasy series, THE SUNSET WARRIOR CYCLE.He is Ronin no more.He is the Dai-San, the Sunset glorious and terrible to behold. Neither man nor god, yet the power he wields is beyond description. With it, he slayed the Dolman, the dark angel of Chaos.But the Dai-San is not invincible. He still has bitter lessons to learn. Along the darkest road of his struggles, the Dai-San was aided by his beloved bond-brother Moichi; and in his moments of relief he earned the love of Chiisai. They are his greatest allies, for they are unswerving in their they are his greatest weakness, for each has seen inside his soul and knows how he can be defeated.Now, in a world where nothing is as it seems and dangerous ambitions are brutally realized, Chaos finds an agent through which it can return and once again challenge its deadliest enemy, the Dai-San. And whatever the prize, Chaos will have its revenge…
The Dai-San, a warrior of immense power, must confront a resurgent force of Chaos that seeks to exploit his personal vulnerabilities to secure his destruction. Having defeated the dark entity known as the Dolman, the protagonist now faces a new, insidious threat that targets his closest companions, Moichi and Chiisai. As the Dai-San navigates a world defined by shifting realities and hidden agendas, he must reconcile his god-like capabilities with the human limitations that leave him exposed. The narrative follows his struggle to protect those he loves while maintaining his status as the ultimate guardian against the encroaching darkness.
This work functions as a continuation of the established mythos within the Sunset Warrior Cycle, emphasizing the internal conflicts of a hero who has transcended mortal boundaries. The narrative structure relies heavily on the interplay between the protagonist's immense external power and his internal fragility, a common trope in epic fantasy of this era. Readers familiar with the series will likely find the focus on the Dai-San's bond-brother and lover to be a central mechanism for raising the stakes of the conflict. The prose reflects the genre conventions of the late twentieth century, prioritizing grand-scale world-building and the philosophical implications of a warrior who is neither man nor god.
Page Count:
400
Publication Date:
1997-01-01
Publisher:
Voyager
ISBN-10:
0002250055
ISBN-13:
9780002250054
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