Fortress in the Eye of Time

C. J. Cherryh

Oct 2009 · Fortress Series Book 1 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words. His purpose -- to create out of the insubstance of the air, from a shimmering of light and a fluttering of shadows. that most wonderous of spells, a Shaping. A Shaping in the form of a, young man who will be sent east on the road the old was to old to travel. To right the wrongs of a long-forgotten wizard war, and call new wars into being. Here is the long-awaited major new novel from one of the brightest stars in the fantasy and science fiction firmament.C.J.Cherryh's haunting story of the wizard Mauryl, kingmaker for a thousand years of Men, and Tristen, fated to sow distrust between a prince and his father being. A tale as deep as legend and a intimate as love, it tells of a battle beyond Time, in which all Destiny turns on the wheel of an old man's ambition, a young man's innocence, and the unkept promised of a king to come.

Ratings and reviews

This was my first fantasy read and it stuck with me from teen years through adulthood. Love the book and always will. It's true that the other books are slightly different. I enjoyed this one more then the others but worth reading them all.

Although slow throughout the book, i can't help but like it. The writing kept me coming back for more.

Traditional fantasy with some interesting characters.

About the author

C. J. Cherryh—three-time winner of the coveted Hugo Award—is one of today's best-selling and most critically acclaimed writers of science fiction and fantasy. The author of more than fifty novels, she makes her home in Spokane, Washington.