By David Drake

The second one novel of The Books of the Elements.

The prosperous Governor Saxa, of the good urban of Carce, has generously and lavishly sponsored a theatrical/religious occasion. in this intricate staging of Hercules founding a urban at the seashores of Lusitania, unusual and darkish magic turns the panoply right into a chilling occasion. The sky darkens and the waves crash within the flooded enviornment. a superb creature rises from the ocean: an important, tentacled horror on snake legs. It devastates the town, a lot to the satisfaction of the group. a couple of within the viewers, even supposing no longer Saxa, keep in mind that this used to be now not mere stagecraft, yet whatever a lot darker and extra risky. If all symptoms are being learn correct, this phantasm may well symbolize a dreadful intrusion of supernatural powers into the genuine global. Saxa’s son, Varus, has been the conduit for such an occasion as soon as before.

This new novel in David Drake’s chronicles of Carce, The Books of the weather, is as robust and difficult as that extraordinary theatrical occasion, an incredible fable for this yr.

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