Death and destruction surround the Lightstone in the second book of this magnificent and deeply moving fantasy epic.The Cup of Heaven has been wrested from the hall of Morjin the Liar, the Great Red Dragon himself, by Valashu Elahad, Valari knight and seventh son of the King of Mesh.As Lord Guardian of the Lightstone, his task is to find the Maitreya, the one person to whom its secrets will be revealed. Even so, the power of the Lightstone pours through Valashu like a golden fire. There are many who believe Valashu himself to be the Maitreya. But Valashu can find no voice of certainty within himself. He only knows that if a man proclaims himself falsely to be the Shining One, then he shall become a new Red Dragon, only mightier and more terrible.Then the scryer Kasandra declares a new prophecy: ‘This is the vision that I and my sisters have seen: that you, Valashu Elahad, will find the Maitreya in the darkest of places; that the blood of the innocent will stain your hands; that a man with no face will show you your own.’What could be darker than finding the Lord of Light inside the cavern of his own heart?
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David Zindell. Lord of Lies
Lord of Lies
DAVID ZINDELL
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HERALDRY. THE NINE KINGDOMS
Mesh
Ishka
Athar
Lagash
Waas
Taron
Kaash
Anjo
FREE KINGDOMS
Alonia
Eanna
Surrapan
Thalu
Delu
The Elyssu
Nedu
THE DRAGON KINGDOMS
Sunguru
Uskudar
Karabuk
Hesperu
Galda
Yarkona
THE GELSTEI. THE GOLD
THE GREATER GELSTEI. THE SILVER
THE WHITE
THE BLUE
THE GREEN
THE RED
THE BLACK
THE PURPLE
THE SEVEN OPENERS
THE FIRST (also called bloodstones)
THE SECOND (also called passion stones or old gold)
THE THIRD (also called sun stones)
THE FOURTH (also called dream stones or heart stones)
THE FIFTH (also called soul stones)
THE SIXTH (also called angel eyes)
THE SEVENTH (also called clear crowns or true diamonds)
THE LESSER GELSTEI
GLOWSTONES
SLEEP STONES
WARDERS
LOVE STONES
WISH STONES
DRAGON BONES
HOT SLATE
MUSIC MARBLES
TOUCH STONES
THOUGHT STONES
BOOKS OF THE SAGANOM ELU
THE AGES OF EA
THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Lord of Lies
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Book Two of the Ea Cycle
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‘And this conflict runs even deeper,’ Master Juwain continued. ‘It would be as if your soul is pulled in two directions, between the glories of the earth and the still light at the center of all things. In a sense, between life and death.’
As Master Juwain paused to take a deep breath, I felt my heart beating hard and painfully inside me. And then he said, ‘For one born beneath stars such as yours, it is necessary to die in order to be reborn – as the Silver Swan emerges with wings of light from the flames of its own funeral pyre. Such a one is rare, indeed. A master astrologer, and many men, might call him the Shining One.’
