The Last Legacy Tetralogy
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Book I: The Atheling.
atheling: ath-uh-ling - (a as in cat): an Anglo-Saxon word meaning prince or heir Earth: 2047 AD. Earth is dying. Pitar Ellisen, a powerful politician, vies for global power, content at this point to command a dying world. |
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Through the Hesikastor, elderly leader of a
European sect, come visions of a second Eden for the taking. The vision is followed by blips from the
planet's past as holographic images. As they stream from the Hesikastor's mind, questions
arise: the planet they show is perfect - and void of human life. So where are the aliens
now? Are they extinct, as the human race will be shortly? Are they offering
information? An invitation? Or a warning to potential heirs against making mistakes that they
themselves had made? |
While Ellisen has the Hesikastor's visions checked out, Manfred Hengst, a ruthless magnate, moves to take control of both the Hesikastor and the path to Phrynis. Phrynis: As heir to the ancient, barbaric Gnangar throne, Prince Torc goes on a token retreat to the holy city of Rm.
Because of his sexual indulgences on the way there, he arrives late and to
get another slot has to extend his stay. As a result of this prolonged
retreat he evolves into
an idealist utterly unsuited for the situation to which he returns.
The ensuing struggle between him and his barbaric brother mirrors the
struggles within Ellisen as he wrestles with his own conscience and the fate
of war-torn Earth. |