On the island continent of Ea it is a dark time of chaos and war. Morjin, immortal fallen angel and Lord of Lies seeks to enslave the entire world. The one thing that may destroy him is the legendary Lightstone, an object lost in the mist of time. A call is sent out by those still free to seek this grail and give Men hope after ages of despair. It is a quest that none have seen the like of in ten generations. And most believe is doomed to fail.

 

What hero is man enough, brave enough…or foolish enough to embark on such a mad quest?

 

Valashu Elahad, the seventh and youngest Valeri prince of the royal house of Mesh is such a man. With his faithful companion Maram by his side Valashu will journey to the farthest reaches of Ea to try and reclaim this mystical object, to free the world of Morjin’s evil and save his people from sure destruction. Along the way he will discover truths about friendship, courage…and love.

And come to discover a power that threatens to sunder his world.

Praise

“Every so often a novel comes along that threatens to redefine its sub-genre. The Lightstone is such a novel. It shines brightly within the world of fantasy.”— Dreamwatch (UK) on The Lightstone

“Zindell's heady prose opens a gateway to a world of rich imagination.”—Library Journal on Neverness

“Zindell embraces a wealth of tantalizing ideas in a breathtaking saga that should match the grandeur of Herbert's Dune or Asimov's Foundation.”—Booklist on The Wild

About the Author(s)

David Zindell

David Zindell's short story "Shanidar" was a prize-winning entry in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. In addition to The Lightstone, he is the author of several critically acclaimed novels: Neverness, The Broken God, and The Wild. He resides in Colorado.

David Zindell's Website

Excerpt

Chapter One

On clear winter nights, I have stood on mountains just to be closer to the stars. Some say that these shimmering lights are the souls of warriors who have died in battle; some say that at the beginning of time, Arwe himself cast an infinite number of diamonds into the sky to shine forever and defeat the darkness of night. But I believe the stars are other suns like our own.

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