The burning land
By: Victoria Strauss
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Pymble, NSW; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9780061437106; 9780061437120
Subjects: Prophets; Wizards; Magic; Fiction
Description: In the midst of the sacred wastes of the Burning Land -- in a hidden sanctuary called Refuge -- life goes on as usual for the people who have always believed themselves the last of their kind. But Axane, in secret, dreams forbidden visions of a world she has been taught no longer exists -- and awaits the arrival of a savior ... or destroyer. Returned to power after long years of oppression, the rightful and pious rulers of the realm of Arsace have chosen Gyalo as their emissary, entrusting the young Shaper with finding a lost society of renegade mages and returning them to the fold. But his journey across the Burning Land promises dangers and temptations possibly too terrible to bear. And a shocking secret is waiting to be uncovered in Refuge, one that could reveal the true nature of the world ... and ignite a holy war without end.