Elizabeth Bear-Steles of the Sky

Steles of the Sky
by Elizabeth Bear



Re Temur, exiled heir to his grandfathers Khaganate, has finally raised his banner and declared himself at war with his usurping uncle. With his companions the Wizard Samarkar, the Cho-tse Hrahima, and the silent monk Brother Hsiung he must make his way to Dragon Lake to gather his army of followers.

Temur has many enemies, and they are not idle. The sorcerer who leads the Nameless Assassins, whose malice has shattered the peace of all the empires of the Celedon Highway, has struck at Temurs uncle already. To the south, in the Rasan empire, a magical plague rages. To the east, the great city of Asmaracanda has burned, and the Uthman Caliph is deposed. And in the hidden ancient empire of Erem, Temurs son has been born and a new moon has risen in the Eternal Sky.