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9780985016883 English 0985016884 Destruction or preservation for the city of Pelion? For generations Pelion has been a city of rumor across the land, guarded and hidden behind its walls. Yet for the last hundred years, Pelion has opened its gates to seekers from foreign realms, returning those transformed by the Gift of the Sowers to use their new skills in towns, villages, and scattered settlements spread across a vast, empty continent. But not all transformations are successful ones. The Nineteenth Mother of Pelion's stewardship begins in tragedy and unheard-of murder, an event that leaves one adept dead and another driven mad. Still, she perseveres in keeping the promise of the Sowers--aliens who had seeded this world with the remnants of a ravaged and broken Earth--a promise of human enlightenment and a world reborn. Now she must confront dire threats to the fulfillment of her task: the people of Pelion, long isolated behind their walls, reject the chance of transformation and, led by the President of the Guild Council, are starting to reject the idea of the Maze itself, as well as the foreigners who enter there. In the face of mounting civil unrest, the Mother vows that the Maze will endure. If the Mother's design--to bring together a scarred prince and a blind bard--should succeed, it would prove that the Gift can be received by all and that out of tragedy and failure, hope can be reborn. For in that hope lies the critical balance of whether Pelion will turn from its path and preserve only the prejudice of the past or embrace the preservation of a promise for the rest of the undiscovered world . . . Pelion Preserved. The shattering third volume of the Maze series., For generations Pelion has been a city of rumor across the land, and for generations it has attracted seekers from foreign realms, returning those transformed by the Gift of the Maze to the world, new adepts who secretly share their new knowledge and skills in towns, villages, and scattered settlements spread across a vast, empty continent. But not all transformations are successful ones. The Nineteenth Mother of Pelion's stewardship of that city and its Maze began in tragedy. Still, she persevered in keeping the promise of the Sowers--aliens who had seeded this world with the remnants of a ravaged and broken Earth--a promise of human enlightenment and a world reborn. Now the Mother must confront dire threats to the fulfillment of her task: the people of Pelion, long isolated behind their walls, are rejecting the chance of transformation and, lead by a leader of the Guild Council who failed in the Maze, are starting to reject the idea of the Maze itself, as well as the foreigners who enter there. In the face of mounting civil unrest, the Mother vows that the Maze will endure.In the far east, in the powerful seafaring nation of Endlin, lies another danger, and pieces of a plan to redeem that long-ago night of sorrow. For born of that night was Sandur Kwonlonhon, prince of Endlin--son of the mad adept that rules its most powerful mercantile House, a man who harbors deep malice toward Pelion. And Alyssa, the blind Bard of Cinthea, preserver of ancient tales and knowledge, who journeys through the eastern wilderness toward Pelion lured by the promise of redemption and sight. If the Mother's designs to bring together a beaten prince and a broken bard should succeed, it would prove that the Gift will be received by all and that out of tragedy and failure, hope can be reborn. For in that hope lies the critical balance of whether Pelion will turn from its path and preserve only the prejudice of the past or embrace a promise for the rest of the undiscovered world...
9780985016883 English 0985016884 Destruction or preservation for the city of Pelion? For generations Pelion has been a city of rumor across the land, guarded and hidden behind its walls. Yet for the last hundred years, Pelion has opened its gates to seekers from foreign realms, returning those transformed by the Gift of the Sowers to use their new skills in towns, villages, and scattered settlements spread across a vast, empty continent. But not all transformations are successful ones. The Nineteenth Mother of Pelion's stewardship begins in tragedy and unheard-of murder, an event that leaves one adept dead and another driven mad. Still, she perseveres in keeping the promise of the Sowers--aliens who had seeded this world with the remnants of a ravaged and broken Earth--a promise of human enlightenment and a world reborn. Now she must confront dire threats to the fulfillment of her task: the people of Pelion, long isolated behind their walls, reject the chance of transformation and, led by the President of the Guild Council, are starting to reject the idea of the Maze itself, as well as the foreigners who enter there. In the face of mounting civil unrest, the Mother vows that the Maze will endure. If the Mother's design--to bring together a scarred prince and a blind bard--should succeed, it would prove that the Gift can be received by all and that out of tragedy and failure, hope can be reborn. For in that hope lies the critical balance of whether Pelion will turn from its path and preserve only the prejudice of the past or embrace the preservation of a promise for the rest of the undiscovered world . . . Pelion Preserved. The shattering third volume of the Maze series., For generations Pelion has been a city of rumor across the land, and for generations it has attracted seekers from foreign realms, returning those transformed by the Gift of the Maze to the world, new adepts who secretly share their new knowledge and skills in towns, villages, and scattered settlements spread across a vast, empty continent. But not all transformations are successful ones. The Nineteenth Mother of Pelion's stewardship of that city and its Maze began in tragedy. Still, she persevered in keeping the promise of the Sowers--aliens who had seeded this world with the remnants of a ravaged and broken Earth--a promise of human enlightenment and a world reborn. Now the Mother must confront dire threats to the fulfillment of her task: the people of Pelion, long isolated behind their walls, are rejecting the chance of transformation and, lead by a leader of the Guild Council who failed in the Maze, are starting to reject the idea of the Maze itself, as well as the foreigners who enter there. In the face of mounting civil unrest, the Mother vows that the Maze will endure.In the far east, in the powerful seafaring nation of Endlin, lies another danger, and pieces of a plan to redeem that long-ago night of sorrow. For born of that night was Sandur Kwonlonhon, prince of Endlin--son of the mad adept that rules its most powerful mercantile House, a man who harbors deep malice toward Pelion. And Alyssa, the blind Bard of Cinthea, preserver of ancient tales and knowledge, who journeys through the eastern wilderness toward Pelion lured by the promise of redemption and sight. If the Mother's designs to bring together a beaten prince and a broken bard should succeed, it would prove that the Gift will be received by all and that out of tragedy and failure, hope can be reborn. For in that hope lies the critical balance of whether Pelion will turn from its path and preserve only the prejudice of the past or embrace a promise for the rest of the undiscovered world...