The Adversary: Saga of Pliocene Exile (Vol. 4 in the Saga of Pliocene exile)

The fourth and final volume of The Saga of Pliocene Exile. Until the arrival of Aiken Drum, the 100,000 humans who had fled backward in time to Pliocene exile on Earth knew little but slavery to the Tanu -- the humanoid aliens who came from another galaxy. But King Aiken's rule is precarious, for the Tanu's twisted bretheren are secretly maneuvering to bring about his downfall. Worse -- Aiken is about to confront a man of incredibly powerful Talents who nearly overthrew a galactic rule. He is Marc Remillard. Call him . . . The Adversary. ** Calc New Series : Saga of the Exiles.... Sort on Author : May, Julian Enter ESI Part 3 : 04 Enter ESI Part 2 : of Enter ESI Pt1 : 04 All Identifiers : amazon:0345352440, genre:Scifan, isbn:9780345352446, maxpg:7 Calc ESN Part 1 : 04 Uncomma Title 2 : The Adversary Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ESN Combined : 04 Enter ESI Combined : 04 of 04 ES Name : Saga of the Pliocene Exile Calc ESI Combined : 04 of 04 Quick Search : Julian May The Adversary ABook : E_Only Has Cover : Yes Test Text Series Index: 4 Single Author : Julian May Raw Title : The Adversary Sorted Author by LN, FN: May, Julian Enter Series Index : 04 of 04 Calc Series Group : Saga of the Exiles Calc ESI Part 2 : of Title Length : 13 Title Parm A : The Adversary Calc ESN Part 3 : 04 Any Num n Name : Exile ES Group : SIPZ_E Record ID : 340 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E.Saga of the Pliocene Exile.Scifan.04 of 04.. Test Compare Series to Entered: lt EBook : Have Uncomma Author : Julian May ES Genre : Scifan Calc ESI Part 3 : 04 Compare Author : eq Calc ESI Part 1 : 04 Calc ESN Part 2 : of Test Search : The Adversary / Julian May Num of Aut : 1

The fourth and culminating volume in Julian May's dazzling quartet of science-fiction novels brings to a climax the struggle for the Many-Colored Land—the Earth six million years ago—and completes the series that has become an international best-seller and multiple award nominee.

Human time-travelers from the sophisticated Galactic Milieu of the twenty-second century came to the Pliocene Epoch seeking a Garden of Eden. What they found was slavery under the knightly Tanu race, who had been exiled to Earth from a far galaxy. Freed by the usurper Aiken Drum, the humans enjoy a brief period of dominance. But now King Aiken's rule is threatened by the dwarfish Firvulag, who scheme to destroy both humans and Tanu in the nightfall War, a ritual Gotterdammerung that had been postponed when Tanu and Firvulag were banished to Pliocene Earth.

This menace becomes almost incidental when Aiken discovers that his realm is about to be invaded by another human who possesses metapsychic powers even greater than Aiken's own. He is Marc Remillard, the Adversary, instigator of the Metapsychic Rebellion, who nearly conquered the Milieu, and then fled through the time-gate after his defeat. Marc and his surviving followers come against Aiken when it seems that a new time-gate is about to be built—one that will provide a two-way portal between the Many-Colored Land and the future world of the Milieu.

The Adversary, like its predecessors (The Many-Colored Land, The Golden Tore, and The Nonborn King), combines science and fantastic imagery with rousing adventure, humor, and an optimistic view of the human character as it contends against mental and physical perils.

In the final novel of the award-winning sci-fi saga, both humans and aliens face destruction as a new time-portal opens a path back to the twenty-second century. Human time-travelers from the sophisticated Galactic Milieu of the twenty-second century came to the Pliocene Epoch seeking a Garden of Eden. What they found was slavery under the knightly Tanu race, who had been exiled to Earth from a far galaxy. Freed by the usurper Aiken Drum, the humans enjoy a brief period of dominance. But now King Aiken's rule is threatened by the dwarfish Firvulag, who scheme to destroy both humans and Tanu in an ultimate Gotterdammerung. This menace becomes almost incidental when Aiken discovers that his realm is about to be invaded by another human who possesses psychic powers even greater than his own. Marc Remillard, the instigator of the Metapsychic Rebellion, nearly conquered the Galactic Milieu before escaping through the time-portal after his defeat. Marc and his followers are out to overthrow Aiken just as a new time-gate is about to be built—one that will provide a two-way portal between the Many-Colored Land and the future world of the Milieu. The Adversary brings Julian May's Locus Award-winning series—which also includes The Many-Colored Land, The Golden Tore, and The Nonborn King— to a rousing climax. Science and fantasy combine with rousing adventure. The finale of the Saga of Pliocene exile