Beyond Sanctuary (Sacred Band Series) - Softcover

Morris, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997531088 ISBN 13: 9780997531084

Publisher: Perseid Press, 2016

Synopsis

Heroic fiction. Mythic Fantasy.BEYOND SANCTUARY(Sacred Band of Stepsons: Beyond Trilogy) (Volume 1)
THE SACRED BAND GOES NORTH - TO WAR!     Here is the newly revised Author's Cut edition of BEYOND SANCTUARY, the first ever full-length novel to take you BEYOND the notorious Thieves World™ fantasy universe, where gods still stalk the land, warring with demons and human sorcerers and trampling unfortunate humanity underfoot.If you like stories of bold brave knights employed in meritorious duty, or tales of ladies delicate and fair, be warned: Beyond Sanctuary, set at the foot of notorious Wizardwall, may be too realistic for your sensibilities.     War is coming to Tyse, an occupied town at the foot of Wizardwall. And so is the Sacred Band, commanded by Tempus, who is called the favorite of the storm god, the Riddler, Tempus the Black, and worse by his enemies. Tempus longs to align his cavalry with the Nisibisi freemen on Wizardwall's slopes,fighting to regain their homeland against the allied sorcerers of Black Nisibis and the evil Mygdonian empire, intent on conquering all who stand in their way.BEYOND SANCTUARY lies occupied Tyse, a war-torn town in the shadow of Wizardwall that hosts refugees, insurgents, murderers, thieves, and wizards whose allegiance shifts with the wind. And abutting Tyse is godless Peace Falls, where anything can happen, and often does. . . .     To some, Tempus is a villain. To others, a hero, albeit a hero with a terrible curse: any he loves will spurn him; any who love him soon die of it. His curse grants him immortality, the gift of healing, and great prowess on the battlefield, but denies him sleep and love -- a curse so dreadful that even the southern storm god he once served has turned against him. But god or no god, Tempus and his Stepsons, with help from his sorcerer-slaying sister Cime and Jihan the Froth Daughter, must battle Datan, the archmage of Black Nisibis and the inhuman legions of Roxane, Death's Queen.     In BEYOND SANCTUARY, Tempus and his Sacred Band must war against the deadliest demons and most malevolent mages conceivable. In this war there is no such thing as honorable defeat, or even honorable death in a losing cause. The winners will eat your soul.BEYOND SANCTUARY is the first novel in Janet Morris' Sacred Band of Stepsons: Beyond Trilogy, followed by BEYOND THE VEIL and BEYOND WIZARDWALL.

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From the Inside Flap

     JANET MORRIS   THIEVES WORLD         BEYOND      SANCTUARY
     
     Here is the brand-new, full-length novel from Thieves World, the fantasy universe created by such top authors as Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey, C.J. Cherryh, Joe Haldeman and -- of course -- Janet Morris herself. If you like stories of brave bold knights employed in meritorious duty, or tales of ladies delicate and fair, be warned. Sanctuary -- the meanest, seediest town in all of fantasy -- may be too much for your sensibilities. There wizrads, bards and maidens mingle with murderers and thieves, and the fight breaking out at the next table may be the one that ends your life.     The hero of BEYOND SANCTUARY is Tempus, warrior-servant of the god of storm and war. But he is a hero cursed. Any woman that he loves must loathe him. And anyone, male or female, who loves him soon dies of it. Under such a curse his god's "gift," of immortality is one he would cast off -- if only he could.     In BEYOND SANCTUARY, Tempus and his Sacred Band go north to war against the deadliest demons and most malevolent mages conceivable. In this war there is no such thing as honorable defeat, or even honorable death in a losing cause. The winners will eat your soul, and you will love on in the Belly of the Beast.

From the Back Cover

THE SACRED BAND GOES NORTH -- TO WAR!     Here is the first full-length novel from the notorious Thievesworld fantasy universe, where gods still stalk the land, warringwith demons and human sorcerers and trampling unfortunate humanityunderfoot.     If you like stories of bold brave nights employed in meritoriousduty, or tales of ladies delicate and fair, be warned.  Sanctuary -- themeanest seediest town in all of fantasy -- may be too much for yoursensibilities. There wizards, bards and maidens mingle with murderersand thieves, and the fight breaking out at the next table may be the one that ends your life.     The hero of BEYOND SANCTUARY is Tempus, leader of mercenariesand warrior-servant of Vashanka, god of storm and war. with Niko, Cime,and the Froth Daughter Jihan, Tempus faces the Archmage Datan and hisunholy followers -- in a battle for the Rankan Empires' survival and that ofhis very soul.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perseid Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0997531088
• ISBN 13: 9780997531084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342