The Palace of Impossible Dreams (Tide Lords) - Hardcover

Fallon, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765316846 ISBN 13: 9780765316844

Publisher: Tor Books, 2010

Synopsis

Eternity is a long time to be watching over your shoulder...

The Tide is turning, and the Immortals who have walked the world for eons are once again coming into their powers and stepping from obscure boltholes to take control once more.

The very mortal lady Arkady knows of their plans but holds out little hope of being able to stop them. Branded and sold into slavery, Arkady fears all she knows and loves is lost—her husband, Stellan, was probably dead by now, hanged by the Immortal Jaxyn for his own nefarious purposes; and Declan Hawkes, the King of Glaeba’s Spymaster and her childhood friend — perhaps the only other human she knew who might risk everything to save her — doesn’t even know she’s in danger. She will turn to her new owner for help ... but learning the truth about him may cost them both their lives.

And Stellan?  Well, it turns out he isn’t dead and Jaxyn's plans hit a snag when he realises that Stellan, the one man who can challenge him for the Glaeban throne, has sought asylum in neighbouring Caelum. Strangely enough, the Empress of the Five Realms (a Tide Lord in hiding no more), and the Tide Lords, Tryan and Elyssa, seem to be on Stellan's side ...

Plots within plots.  Magic tinges the very air and the Tide will bring mayhem and madness to both mortal and Immortal alike.

About this title

About the Author

JENNIFER FALLON is the award-winning author of The Hythrun Chronicles, and one of Australia's bestselling fantasy authors. She lives in Australia with a lot of children and a lot of pets and a lot of ideas for more books.

Reviews

The third installment of this outstanding quartet continues on with engrossing situations and well-developed, evolving characters. As the book starts, all the major players are in far-flung locations although their paths eventually converge. Arkady has been sold into slavery and en route to Senestra becomes the personal slave of a diabolical physician; Declan Hawkes, the former Glaeban Spymaster, has discovered a secret in his ancestry that will change his life forever; Stellan is plotting a comeback; Warlock and Boots go undercover as crasii slaves to some Tide Lords; and chameleon crasii Tiji has found a hidden homeland. Despite the vast array of characters and the intricate politics and mythology in this hefty page-turner, it is so captivating one doesn't want it to end. --Diana Tixier Herald

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765316846
• ISBN 13: 9780765316844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464