Lessek's Key (The Eldarn Sequence Book 2)

Description

A multi-layered dual-world fantasy in the bestselling tradition of Stephen Donaldson and Terry Goodkind.

The Larion spell table has been dormant for nearly a thousand Twinmoons. It waits in a forgotten chamber in Sandcliff Palace, the abandoned Larion Senate stronghold on Eldarn's North Sea. The spell table holds the power to see the people of the five lands safely through the oppression and brutality that have haunted them for generations, but without Lessek's key it is a worthless slab of granite - and Lessek's key itself is just a nondescript stone Steven Taylor and Mark Jenkins overlooked on the night they fell through the far portal into Eldarn.
Retrieving the key and freeing Eldarn's people rests with Steven Taylor, the would-be sorcerer from Colorado, who is racing across America with Nerak, the fallen Larion dictator, hot on his heels. Steven must reach Idaho Springs and find Lessek's key before it falls into Nerak's hands and is lost for ever - and with it, the lives of untold millions, in both of Steven's worlds.

Return with Steven Taylor to Eldarn, where the magic of Lessek and the Larion Senators waits for the restoration of Lessek's key.

Promotion info

THE HICKORY STAFF reprinted in its trade edition within a month of publication Chosen by BCA's SF/Fantasy Bookclub as oneof their Cosmic Five titles A familiar theme given new life and depth: move over Terry Goodkind; Scott & Gordon are here! 'Classic portal fantasy' GUARDIAN Robert Scott is fast becoming a star on the genre convention circuit A very classy package for the series makes these books stand out 'Yep, been there, done that, bought one too many t-shirts and seen the movie in its special tenth anniversary boxed set, would be my reaction too if it wasn't for the fact that the two authors have managed make it seem like no one has ever written this type of story before' BLOGCRITICS.ORG

Reviews

"There are some good ideas here. Intelligent fantasy." SFX

Author description

Robert Scott was born in New York. He studied classical guitar, then completed a Masters degree in education. Following a 1994 concert series in Brazil, he moved to Colorado to teach and to complete a doctorate in educational leadership and policy study. THE HICKORY STAFF is his first work of fiction. He lives in Virginia with his wife and two children. Jay Gordon was born in New York. He worked as a business programmer before becoming a network management specialist. In New Jersey he founded an independent consulting firm building corporate network and technology systems. Jay died in 2005, after he and Robert completed the first draft of the final volume in the Eldarn sequence. Jay Gordon was born in New York. Before his death in 2005 Jay worked as a business programmer before becoming a network management specialist. In New Jersey he founded an independent consulting firm building corporate network and technology systems. The Hickory Staff was Jay's first work of fiction. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.