Krondor: Tear of the Gods (The Riftwar Legacy, 3) - Softcover

Feist, Raymond E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380795280 ISBN 13: 9780380795284

Publisher: Harper Torch, 2002

Synopsis

The vile sorcerer Sidi plans to strike the kingdom a fatal blow, setting the murderous pirate Bear upon the high seas in pursuit of the vessel that is transporting Midkemia's most holy object; the Tear of the Gods. From this miraculous stone all magic power is believed to flow. And if the Tear becomes the mage's trinket, the future will hold only terror, death and unending night. For Squire James, Lieutenant William, and the able magician Jazhara, the race is on to rescue the remarkable artifact. For all manner of dark creatures are gathering with one unspeakable purpose: to breed the chaos that will hasten the destruction of Squire James and his brave companions . . . and bring about the total corruption of the Tear of the Gods.

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"Feist has a commmand of language and a natural talent for keeping the reader turning pages."Chicago Sun-Times

From the Back Cover:

A DROP IN THE OCEAN?

A raid upon the high seas signals an attack of unprecedented magintude by the forces of darkness. For the holiest of holies, the Tear of the Gods has been lost to the Temple of Ishap. After a raid planned by Bear, one of the most Brutal pirates to sail the Bitter Sea, goes dramatically wrong, the colossal gem sinks below the waves.

Only one man survives with the knowledge of its exact location. But he's gone underground in Krondor. He is Knute, treacherous pilot of the pirate ship. Bear wants him alive – until he extracts the information he needs, by what ever means necessary.

So begins the story of the Tear of the Gods, the most powerful atrifact known to the Temples of Midkemia. For it allows the temple to speak with their gods. Without it, they are lost for a decade, until another gem is formed in the distant mountains.

Squire James, William, and Jazhara, new court magician, must seek out the location of this gem, with Brother Solon, a warrior priest of Ishap, and Kendraic, the sole member of the Wreckers' Guild with the power to raise the ship. They are opposed by the minions of Sidi, Servant of the Dark God, who seeks to possess the Tear for his own ends, or destroy it, denying it to the forces of light.

This third tale in the Riftwar Legacy is a breathless race for prices less treasure. It's a race against time, against the myriad sinister and competing eveil forces desperate for the all-powerful prize, and ultimately the fundamentals of nature, which in Midkemia can be as formidable as the Gods themselves.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Torch
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0380795280
• ISBN 13: 9780380795284
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 365