Elizabeth Moon is back with the fourth adventure in her bestselling fantasy epic. Moon brilliantly weaves a colorful tapestry of action, betrayal, love, and magic set in a richly imagined world that stands alongside those of such fantasy masters as George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb.
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The unthinkable has occurred in the kingdom of Lyonya. The queen of the Elvesâknown as the Ladyâis dead, murdered by former elves twisted by dark powers. Now the Ladyâs half-elven grandson must heal the mistrust between elf and human before their enemies strike again. Yet as he struggles to make ready for an attack, an even greater threat looms across the Eight Kingdoms.
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Throughout the north, magic is reappearing after centuries of absence, emerging without warning in family after familyârich and poor alike. In some areas, the religious strictures against magery remain in place, and fanatical followers are stamping out magery by killing whoever displays the merest sign of itâeven children. And as unrest spreads, one very determined traitor works to undo any effort at peaceâno matter how many lives it costs. With the future hanging in the balance, it is only the dedication of a few resolute heroes who can turn the tides . . . if they can survive.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Elizabeth Moon's Crown of Renewal.
Praise for Limits of Power
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âItâs easy to become fully immersed in, and absorbed by, the narrative: [Moonâs] great strength lies in the patient accumulation of telling detail, yielding an extraordinarily rich picture of the worldâs politics, philosophy, military structure, history, magic and alien cultures, where men and women stand as equals even in force of arms.ââKirkus Reviews
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âThoughtful and deeply character driven, full of personal crises as heartbreaking and hopeful as any dramatic invasion . . . Moon deftly avoids big literary explosions, preferring instead a slow boil that builds pressure without relief. There are plots within plots, but the complex story is never confusing. Fantasy fans will be delighted by this impressive foray.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for Elizabeth Moon
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âThis is an excellent series, and Echoes of Betrayal is particularly well done. [Elizabeth Moon is a] consistently entertaining writer, and this book lives up to her standards.ââSan Jose Mercury News
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âMoonâs characters navigate an intricate maze of alliances and rivalries. . . . Close attention to military detail gives the action convincing intensity.ââThe Star-Ledger, on Kings of the North
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âA triumphant return to the fantasy world she created . . . No one writes fantasy quite like Moon.ââThe Miami Herald, on Oath of Fealty
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