The Lightstone

David Zindell

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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.

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THE LIGHTSTONE (Chapter 1)

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. They speak along the blood in fiery whisperings of ancient dreams and promises unfulfilled. From there long ago our people came to earth bearing the cup called the Lightstone; to there we would someday

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“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
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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.

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The Lightstone
David Zindell

Mass Market Paperbound

Mass Market Paperbound
Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Fantasy
May 2007
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780765349934
ISBN10: 0765349930
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches, 464 pages
$7.99

Hardcover

Hardcover
Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
June 2006
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780765311290
ISBN10: 0765311291
6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 416 pages
$25.95

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Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
May 2007
e-Book Agency
ISBN: 9781466805811
ISBN10: 1466805811
416 pages
$6.99
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