The Time of the Queen (The Chronicles of Revelyn #2)

This is an Epic story. The time of the ancient sorcery and magic in the vast land of Revelyn has almost passed; the greatness of the Mountain Dwarves remains only in the tunnels and caverns which, with unmatched skill they fashioned in a past age, and the majestic Edenwhood, a race apart now dwell in lofty AlGiron high above, almost forgotten and lost in legend. Great gifts however still persist with men; but all that is good in valour and love in Revelyn is confronted by an evil which rises from a dark and different realm. Rema Bowman the mighty archer from the Highlands is caught in a web of evil intrigue which seeks his death and that of his love Sylvion Greyfeld for reasons deeply hidden. Zelfos the evil advisor to the royal usurper Lord Petros manipulates all things to his own end, opening a door to vile creatures from the evil realm which spawned him. Abducted, Sylvion is used in a terrible and desperate plan to trap Rema and defeat the Prophecy of the last arrow. Rema is torn by his longing to free his love Sylvion, and the knowledge that his cousin Serenna is in danger close by, and he cannot ignore her need. Unwittingly he finds himself caught in a web of violence fuelled by a return of sorcery to the land. Throughout his long quest, Remas love for Sylvion is challenged by many other competing needs, which reveal that he himself is not the person he thought he was. From the simple life in the Highlands, to Gymbles river barge, to the raging seas in a foundering ship, to the final battle below Mt Vaudim, where the mighty Equin seem invincible, the action never ceases and many twists in emotion and relationship are revealed. The final truth in the desperate quest to save Revelyn takes all by surprise, but when revealed seems right, just as does the presence of the god-like figure of El-Arathor who seems forever entwined in the lives of men. This is a story of love and romance, magic and valour, great gifts and deep loss, in a vast land were the very creatures which roam free hark back to an ancient time where the imagination was less fettered than it has become. The power of the lost Shadow Blade and the amazing featherless arrows of Rema Bowman, finally combine to make a stand against the impossible power of evil, when the last arrow falls. The Epic saga of Revelyn continues. The land has fallen into travail. The sea engulfs, the lakes spread, and water seems to threaten all things. From deep beneath the ground the volcanic fury of a nether world is poised to wreak uncaring havoc upon the magnificent realm of Revelyn. Is this connected to the return of the evil which Zelfos once sought to bind all in his thrall? Now long dead, that evil creature seems not to have lost all grip upon the land. The White Queen rules in Ramos, and in the far northern forests where a remnant of the Ravalin are rumoured to live, lies a sinister truth and one which must be discovered and faced, if Revelyn is to be saved. Once more the Edenwhood blood is true in valour, and the art of the archer and his gift must serve fearlessly and with great guile in order to defeat the desperate growing evil which cannot be ignored. But this evil is more subtle; and perhaps too late it is understood .The extraordinary characters who find themselves thrust forward to serve Revelyn in this time, are full of passion and love, and deepest sorrow, for not all can stand to last the distance, or deal with what must come to pass. In the end, when all things are revealed, the truth is hard to bear; but it is a truth which cannot be denied. In the time of the Queen. The walls have ears. The very ground upon which we tread, remembers. Rebecca has learnt that she is gifted to be more than sensitive to this strange phenomenon. History all around calls out to her; and much more. Rebecca has learnt from childhood that she can also read the memories of others; but as she grows, this ability becomes potentially lethal. It is a gift she must learn to control. Caught up in a web of supernatural sensations she suddenly finds herself immersed in something which involves her past, some connection which binds her to the very landscape which surrounds her. When confronted by Jade, once her childhood friend, now troubled by a darkness Rebecca does not understand, she is forced to deal with a bewildering array of emotions and realities, ones which seek revenge for things hidden in the past. Rebecca quickly finds herself immersed in events seemingly beyond her control, and which take all her courage and resolve to confront. As her powers increase she is finally ready to make a stand against that which would destroy her.Rebeccas Gift is the story of a girl who sees her world in a way which is both terrifying and strangely beautiful. Time and tide wait for no man, and both loom large in the life of Yusuf the old and humble Coptic fisherman of Gaza. The simple rhythms of his hard life are seared by the constant reminder of his oppression, manifested in the large Israeli warship anchored off the coast where he fishes each day. Its arrogant display of raw power never ceases to trouble him, but he is drawn to it, for it attracts the fish and he wants to catch one last big swordfish before he dies. Unknown he is watched, and without warning Yusuf finds himself suddenly trapped between the oppressors he encounters daily as he fishes, and the violence of the radical jihadists who want to use him for their own ends.