About this ebook
A thousand years ago, the Eleven Domains were invaded and the original inhabitants were driven onto the road as Travelers, belonging nowhere, welcomed by no one.
Now the Domains are governed with an iron fist by the Warlords, but there are wilder elements in the landscape that cannot be controlled and that may prove the Warlords' undoing. Some are spirits of place -- of water and air and fire and earth. Some are greater than these. And some are human.
Bramble: A village girl whom no one living can tame, forced to flee her home for a crime she did not commit.
Ash: A safeguarder's apprentice who must kill for an employer he cannot escape.
Saker: An enchanter who will not rest until the land is returned to his people.
As their three stories unfold, along with the stories of those whose lives they touch, it becomes clear that they are bound together in ways that not even a stonecaster could have foreseen -- by their past, their future, and their blood.
This omnibus edition includes all three novels -- Blood Ties, Deep Water, and Full Circle -- together for the first time.
Now the Domains are governed with an iron fist by the Warlords, but there are wilder elements in the landscape that cannot be controlled and that may prove the Warlords' undoing. Some are spirits of place -- of water and air and fire and earth. Some are greater than these. And some are human.
Bramble: A village girl whom no one living can tame, forced to flee her home for a crime she did not commit.
Ash: A safeguarder's apprentice who must kill for an employer he cannot escape.
Saker: An enchanter who will not rest until the land is returned to his people.
As their three stories unfold, along with the stories of those whose lives they touch, it becomes clear that they are bound together in ways that not even a stonecaster could have foreseen -- by their past, their future, and their blood.
This omnibus edition includes all three novels -- Blood Ties, Deep Water, and Full Circle -- together for the first time.
Ratings and reviews
4.2
31 reviews
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November 22, 2012
Not a bad book, but I couldn't get over the authors dreadful use of exposition. Every other chapter was a new insignificant back story not relevant to the plot just so they could tell us about a character. The author needs to take "show don't tell" as a legitimate rule. If you skip over every chapter labeled "so and so's story" its a great read.
Kathy Chambers
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January 2, 2014
As long as you don't mind jumping back and forth from character to character you will love this book and the people and the adventures in it.
V. Marie Champion
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November 8, 2019
One of the best fantasy books I've ever read and I have read at least a 100!
About the author
Pamela Freeman is an award-winning writer for young people. She has a Doctorate of Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney, where she has also lectured in creative writing. She lives in Sydney with her husband and young son. Find out more about the author at www.pamelafreemanbooks.com.
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