The Eye of Scales
A Shroud of the Avatar Novel
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Publisher Description
Fantasy great Tracy Hickman teams up with the video game legend Richard Garriott in this epic novel The Eye of Scales, based on the award-winning game, Shroud of the Avatar.
The sword rules all.
Aren Bendis, former soldier in the Obsidian army, has managed to protect a rebel city from his former friends and now finds his fate bound to a weapon once wielded by the Avatars themselves. Now, he is being secreted away to the capital of the last alliance of free nations with the hopes that the Hero of Opalis will lead their army against his former masters.
What Aren doesn't know is that his former friend Evard Dirae, a Craft Master of the Obsidian Order, is seeking Aren out. Worried that Aren is being manipulated against his will by the magic of the Avatars, Evard seeks to find the sword and break its hold over Aren once and for all.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hickman and Garriott team up once more for the rousing sequel to 2016's The Sword of Midras. Aren Bendis, the Hero of Opalis, possesses the Avatar sword, a powerful ancient artifact, which some believe chooses—and controls—its wielder. After turning his back on the Obsidian Empire, Aren is offered command of the Army of Might, the combined forces of all the squabbling nations banding together to resist the Empire. Meanwhile, within the shadowy Obsidian forces, rebellion brews as power struggles come to a head. As the Obsidians turn to increasingly desperate means to fulfill a prophecy about their future—including reshaping humans into mindless creatures to do their bidding—the Avatar sword presents a tempting offer to its holder that may tip the balance of power forever. Character development is secondary to plot here, lending the story the feel of an RPG video game as subtle plot twists keep the pages turning. Sword and sorcery fans looking for action-packed political intrigue will find plenty to enjoy here.
