Bear’s trilogy pushes the genre forward, challenging her contemporaries to write tighter, more inclusive and creative fantasy, while also paying homage to many of the genre’s oldest roots.īear fills Steles of the Sky, and the entire trilogy, with a masterfully crafted meld of Asian and Middle Eastern mythology, legend and history with the wholly unique and deeply considered secondary world she has created.
#1 The Stone in the Skull / #2 The Red-Stained WingsĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Steles of the Sky, like its two preceding volumes in Elizabeth Bear’s outstanding Eternal Sky trilogy, proves that room remains in fantasy for fresh ideas, unique world-building, hearty characterization and high-stakes magic and warfare. The Lotus Kingdoms, set in the world of the Eternal Sky #1 Range of Ghosts / #2 Shattered Pillars / #3 Steles of the Sky
And in the hidden ancient empire of Erem, Temur's son has been born, and a new moon has risen in the Eternal Sky. To the east, the great city of Asmaracanda has burned, and the Uthman Caliph is deposed. To the south, in the Rasan empire, a magical plague rages. The sorcerer who leads the Nameless Assassins, whose malice has shattered the peace of all the empires of the Celedon Highway, has struck at Temur's uncle already. Temur has many enemies, and they are not idle.
With his companions-the Wizard Samarkar, the Cho-tse Hrahima, and the silent monk Brother Hsiung-he must make his way to Dragon Lake to gather in his army of followers. Re Temur, exiled heir to his grandfather's Khaganate, has finally raised his banner and declared himself at war with his usurping uncle. Elizabeth Bear concludes her award-winning epic fantasy trilogy, The Eternal Sky, with Steles of the Sky.
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