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A millennia-old prophecy was given when the Forbidden Ones were driven from Achar. And now, the Acharites witness its manifestation: Achar is under attack by an evil lord from the North, Gorgreal-his ice demons strike from the sky and kill hundreds of brave warriors in the blink of an eye. ... read more

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  • Axis: The Battle Axe of the Seneschal and leader of the Axe-Wielders.
  • Faraday: Betrothed to Borneheld and Axis' love.
  • Borneheld: Heir to the Throne, Duke of Ichar, and Axis' half-brother.
  • King Priam: King of Ichar and uncle to Bornheld and Axis.
  • Timozel: An Axe-Wielder and Faraday's Champion.
  • Belial: Axis' best friend and second-in-command.
  • Ogden, Veremund, Yr, Jack: The Sentinels, aka the Keepers of the Prophecy.
  • Azhure: A brave woman who does what she must in order to do what is right.
  • Gilbert: Jayme's messenger and informant.
  • Gorgrael: Axis' half-brother and the Destroyer.
  • Gautier: Bornheld's second-in-command.
  • Star Drifter: Axis' father.
  • Jayme: The Brother-Leader of the Seneschal.
  • Magariz: One of Bornheld's trusted men.
  • Jorge: Add a description of this character.
  • Brother Hagen: Azhure's father.
  • Arne: A close friend of Axis and one his best Axe-Wielders.
  • Pease: A member of the Ghost-Tree Clan of the Avar.
  • Duke Roland: You have to love a really rotund military strategist. They seem to appear fairly regularly in the fantasy genre - obese but uncaring, witty and possessed of a brilliant mind for a military campaign. Duke Roland, although a minor character in the book, appears to be one of that ilk. He is a character that cries out for further development and I only hope that the remaining volumes in the trilogy 'flesh him out' - so to speak.
  • Carlon
  • Devera
  • Barsarbe: A powerful healer of the Avar.
  • Shra: An Avar child.
  • Ganelon
  • Grindle: Raum's brother and Shra's father.
  • Raum: A powerful Bane of the Avar.
  • Brother Francis
  • Merlion
  • Embeth: Axis' long-time lover and Timozel's mother.
  • Reinald
  • Spike Feather: A Wing-Leader of the Icarii Strike Force.
  • Belaguez: Axis' trusted war horse.
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First Sentence edit see section history

The woman struggled through the knee-deep snow, the bundle of dead wood she had tied to her back almost as great a burden as the weight of the child she carried in her belly.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 58

Glossary edit see section history

  • Artor: The one true God as taught by the Brotherhood of the Seneschal, who gave mankind the gift of the plough.
  • Avar: One of the ancient races of Tencendor who live in the Avarinheim forest. People of the Horn.One of the 'Forbidden'
  • Axe-Wielders: The elite crusading and military wing of the Seneschal.
  • Banes: The religious leaders of the Avar people
  • Battleaxe: The leader of the Axe-Wielders, appointed by the Brother-Leader for his loyalty to the Seneschal, his devotion to Artor and the Way of the Plough, and his skills as a military commander.
  • Brother-Leader: The supreme ruler of the Brotherhood of the Seneschal.
  • Enchanters: magicians of the Icarii people. All have "Star" in their name
  • The Forbidden: Two races - the Icarii and the Avar -that the Seneschal teaches are evil creatures who use magic and sorcery to enslave humans. During the Wars of the Axe the Acharites pushed the Forbidden back beyond the Fortress Ranges in to Avarinheim and Icescarp Alps.
  • Icarii: One of the ancient races of Tencendor. People of the Wing.
  • Seneschal: The religious organisation of Achar. The Religious Brotherhood of the Seneschal directs the religious lives of all the Acharites. Is extremely powerful and plays a major role in everyday life and in politics. Teaches obedience to Artor and the Way of the Plough.
  • Talon: The hereditary ruler of the Icarii people.
  • Tencendor: The ancient name for the continent of Achar before the Wars of the Axe.
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Errata edit see section history

On the very back of the book, the description includes the word "Ichar" but it should actually be spelt "Ichtar" with the 'T'.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 6 in Wayfarer Redemption. (standard series)

Followed by Enchanter.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sara Douglass (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Voyager Books
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 7 May 1995
ISBN: 0732251192
Page Count: 674

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