Quest

The Chronicles of Tenebrak #1

by Shannah Jay

At fourteen, Katia is chosen to serve her Brother the God at the Sisterhood's great temple in Tenebrak. Once chosen, there is no turning back. But Discord is spreading across the face of Katia's planet, its violence threatening the very existence of the 20,000-year-old Sisterhood.

Far above Tenebrak, Davred, a brilliant young xeno-anthropologist, studies the Sisterhood from the Confex observation satellite. Risking everything, he decides to help the Sisters in their quest against Discord. However, as the quest enters its most critical stage, it becomes clear that neither Davred nor the Sisters know all the secrets of this mysterious planet...

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction

436 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Pseudonym for author Anna Jacobs.

Reviews

[Catsalive · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite fantasy series that I re-read every now & then. I like the action on Sunrise & the satellite - an interesting concept to have the natives of the planet being studied by an "advanced" civilisation. I love the skill development - definitely not magic.

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[Horza]

Even as a kid I thought this thing was weak tea, but I somehow ploughed through the trilogy four books, yeesh. IIRC, last one is a showdown between its Painfully Good Protagonists and Cartoonish Hordes of Ultimate Bad where author bends over backwards to establish that it's ok for the PGP to abandon all their wholesome pacifist ways, laboriously established over the previous three books, because these are really bad dudes.

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book had some really interesting ideas built into it, overall I found it quite tedious. The story moved on too quickly in many places, and the dialogue often felt unnatural, as though the author was more interested in driving the story forward than in creating believable characters. I don't feel inclined to seek out the other books in this series.

[Hayley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terribad.