The Time of Kadrik

by Peter Tomlinson

The Time of Kadrik is a terrible time. The land is ravaged by plague and famine, savaged by desperate, starving renegades, terrorised by the mysterious race of Men Half-Made, and in the grip of crippling superstition. Here, fatherless Kadrik grows to manhood and to the chilling realisation that he - armed only with ancient stories he has committed to memory and a few shards of strangely marked broken pottery - holds the clue to salvation. In this self-contained sequel to his acclaimed THE STONES OF PETRONICUS, Peter Tomlinson sets his second tale in the saga ten lifetimes on when, after a long, dark age of stagnation, the land is in its death throes and Kadrik must break the hold of a powerful but backward brotherhood of scribes to save it. Tomlinson follows Kadrik, with his insatiable thirst for knowledge, through a troubled young adulthood as precocious apprentice to the wise men of his community to the discovery of jealously guarded secrets . and on a perilous mission to reveal the hidden truths that are his people's only slim chance of survival; secrets sealed by the death of his mysterious and legendary ancestor in the mists of tribal memory. THE TIME OF KADRIK is an unforgettable journey of profound wisdom, rare courage and breathtaking adventure from a world class story teller whose magical pen leaves a memory on each and every page.

332 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2006