Description: The major new fantasy epic from the author of the Recluce Saga and the Spellsong Cycle. Corus is a world of humans, but also strange animals and supernatural creatures. It is a world of magical powers, and of a few people who are Talented enough to use them. Born into a successful herder family, Alucius is raised on a Nightsheep ranch by his grandparents and mother. He shows very strong Talent as a child, and is warned gravely that he must never reveal this, lest he spend his life in servitude to some rich and powerful person. When he grows to young manhood, the country is invaded by the slave armies of the Matrial, the immortal ruler of neighboring Madrien, and Alucius is captured and enslaved. A time of change has come upon the world of Corus, and Alucius gradually realizes that he, and his Talent, have a central role to play.

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