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While chaos reigned in the Eastern Lands, the Keep of Dare stood as a bastion against war and bandits and the spawn of unnatural sorceries. Then twin blows rocked the the fearsome Alketch army mounted siege, even as young Prince Tir was snatched from the heart of the Keep. Behind the terror was the depraved, hook-handed general Vair na-Chandros. He had learned that the royal child possessed forbidden a secret with which the bloodthirsty Vair intended to conquer the world.One single man posed a threat to Vair's vaunting the legendary warrior known as the Icefalcon. Banished by his own people and scorned as a barbarian by others, only he could hope to free the boy from Vair's clutches. With his sister Cold Death--a sorcerer whose magic was as sharp as her tongue--the Icefalcon embarked on a dangerous mission of rescue and redemption.Braving nightmare demons and the endless hordes of Vair's inhuman soldiers, he shadowed Vair and his small captive beyond the reaches of the known world. And when the boy led Vair to the forgotten Keep of the Shadow at the End of Time, the Icefalcon would face his greatest battle... for his prince, for his honor, and for all eternity.From the Hardcover edition.
The abduction of Prince Tir by the ruthless general Vair na-Chandros forces the disgraced warrior known as the Icefalcon to embark on a perilous rescue mission to prevent the conquest of the world. The Icefalcon, a man cast out by his own people, must navigate a landscape teeming with unnatural sorcery and inhuman soldiers to track his enemy. Accompanied by his sister, a sorceress whose magic is as formidable as her temperament, he pursues the general into the unknown reaches of the world. The narrative follows their pursuit through a series of escalating threats, culminating in a confrontation at the mysterious Keep of the Shadow at the End of Time. The story operates as a high-stakes rescue mission, emphasizing the protagonist's struggle for personal redemption alongside his duty to the crown.
This work reflects the classic tropes of high fantasy, focusing on the interplay between martial skill and arcane power. The narrative structure suggests a traditional quest format, where the physical environment serves as a mirror for the protagonist's internal struggle for acceptance. Readers likely find the dynamic between the Icefalcon and his sorceress sister to be a central anchor for the story's pacing. The setting of the Keep at the End of Time provides a sense of scale that elevates the stakes beyond a simple rescue mission. The prose emphasizes the grim reality of a world under siege, grounding the fantastical elements in the harsh consequences of war and sorcery.
Page Count:
352
Publication Date:
1998-11-16
Publisher:
Voyager
ISBN-10:
0006483038
ISBN-13:
9780006483038
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