![]() ![]() The omens agree that Nen Elin, Esclin’s stronghold and the heart of Allanoth, will fall when a priest of the Blazing One enters its gates. The Riders have elected a new lord paramount, hallowed servant of the Blazing One, a man chosen and fated for victory. He has long been a master of the shifting politics of his own people and his independently-minded allies, but this year the omens turn against him. The premise:įor the last twenty years, Esclin Aubrinos, arros of the Hundred Hills, has acted jointly with Alcis Mirielos, the kyra of the Westwood, and the rivermaster of Riverholme to defend their land of Allanoth against the Riders who invade from Manan across the Narrow Sea. The haunting, evocative cover is by Eleni Tsami whose stunning work has graced several previous Candlemark efforts, including Melissa’s Finders. A swirl of hill pipes for legendary SFF author and forerunner Melissa Scott, whose riveting epic fantasy Water Horse enriches our world today! Atmospheric, cinematic, Water Horse is Elric meets The Fisher King, with the vividly drawn inhabitants of this fully realized universe seamless fusions of Elf & Dwarf: how life might have been in Moria or Erebor, with water & wood to leaven stone, and original magic (oath-enforcing harps!). ![]()
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