Book description
Amidst the massacre he himself helped bring about, Carnelian is now
desperate to find a way to avoid more carnage. But it is too late for
that. His spurned lover, Osidian, seeking revenge and determined to
win back his stolen throne, has deliberately stoked the wrath of the
Masters who rule the world from its centre, Osrakum. Osidian's actions
have stirred into motion political events in Osrakum which threaten to
overturn the millennial repressive order of the Commonwealth.
Carnelian learns that he and those he loves are now inextricably
enmeshed in the terrible power game of the Masters. If he and they are
to survive, he has no choice but to play that game himself, though he
does not know how. He has no choice but to stand with Osidian in
defiance of the invincible power of the Masters. No choice but to take
his loved ones deeper into peril.
In his struggle he will find unlooked-for allies and guidance with
dreadful motives of its own. And ultimately, he will unleash
apocalyptic forces which will bring him and his world to a reckoning
none could have forseen, though it has been simmering for four
thousand years.
Ricardo Pinto was born in Portugal but has lived in Scotland since he
was a child. He is the acclaimed author of
The Chosen
and
The Standing Dead.
To find out more, visit www. ricardopinto. com
