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Lion of Senet
(UK Edition - Paperback)Book 1 of Second Sons
ISBN: 1841493511
Published 01-Oct-05 - Orbit
On the world of Ranadon there is no night. Thanks to the intervention of Belagren, High Priestess of the Shadowdancers, and the sacrifice of a child of royal blood, the Age of Shadows has been banished and once again both suns shine brightly in Ranadon's skies.
When a volcanic eruption rocks the sea between the Kingdom of Dhevyn and the powerful mainland kingdom of Senet, a mysterious sailor is shipwrecked on the small island of Elcast.
His rescue brings together Dirk Provin, second son of the Duke of Elcast, Kirshov Latanya, second son of the Lion of Senet, Alenor D'Orlon - heir to the throne of Dhevyn, an angry and rebellious young woman named Tia Veran... and an orphaned acrobat known as Marqel the Magnificent.
But the badly wounded sailor is not what he seems. His arrival on Elcast stirs up old hatreds, exposes old lies, unravels old secrets and sets in motion a chain of events that will eventually change the world...
Review quotes:
"[The Lion of Senet has] characters that grow, intrigue that
deepens--a writer to watch in the future."
-Janny Wurts
"The Lion of Senet is one of those rare hybrids, an SF plot compounded with the in-depth characterization of a good fantasy tale... Jennifer Fallon mines the rich borderland between fantasy and SF to a tale of deception and ambition in a battle between science and religion. Well rounded characters and conflicts that are ethical as well as adventurous make for an intruiging read."
-Robin Hobb
‘Jennifer Fallon is well on her way to becoming a superstar of Australian fantasy writing.’
- Good Reading
"I find Lion of Senet to be a welcome addition to the modern fantasy scene. It picks up on many of the best trends (not least of which is well-drawn characters) in the current fantasy scene, leaving out many of its worst..."
- Alternate Reality Webzine
