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The first in an epic, highly acclaimed trilogy from an Argentinian fantasist
It is known that the strangers will sail from some part of the Ancient Lands and will cross the Yentru Sea. All our predictions and sacred books clearly say the same thing. The rest is all shadows. Shadows that prevent us from seeing the faces of those who are coming.
In the House of Stars, the Astronomers of the Open Air read contradictory omens. A fleet is coming to the shores of the Remote Realm. But are these the long-awaited Northmen, returned triumphant from the war in the Ancient Lands? Or the emissaries of the Son of Death come to wage a last battle against life itself? From every village of the seven tribes, a representative is called to a Great Council. One representative will not survive the journey. Some will be willing to sacrifice their lives, others their people, but one thing is certain: the era of light is at an end.
305 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1999
"He venido a dejar memoria de una grande y terrible batalla. Acaso una de las más grandes y terribles que se libraron contra las fuerzas del Odio Eterno. Y fue cuando una Edad terminaba y otra, funesta, se extendía hasta los últimos refugios."
«¡Extraño país es la Tierra sin Sombra, donde el mar y el desierto se encuentran en la costa y no se sabe cuál muere y cuál mata!».
"Misáianes, el descorazonado, es el fin de toda luz. Misáianes es el comienzo del dolor increado. Si somos derrotados en esta guerra, la Vida caerá con nosotros. Si somos derrotados, la luz será condenada a arrastrarse sobre cenizas. Y el Odio Eterno caminará por el atardecer de la Creación."