The Eight Walls of Rogar is the first in a series focusing on the adventures and coming-of-age of an awkward young man named Andaris Rocaren. It's about an epic struggle of good versus evil, self-discovery, and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. The story unfolds in the weeks following Andaris' seventeenth birthday.. Desperate to escape a life of meaningless drudgery behind the plow, he leaves the safety of his secluded valley town and ventures alone into the unexplored depths of Fingar Forest, the heart of which is said to be twisted and black, towards a distant land long steeped in mystery.. What ensues is more remarkable than anything even he could have imagined. He goes looking for adventure. What he finds is a whole new world full of mystical creatures that are only supposed to exist in storybooks-a world in the midst of great change.. The Lost One and his army of shapelings are preparing to march against Rogar's western border. The balance of power is shifting. Despite the debt of blood owed to them by their Sokerran neighbors, the Alderi Shune fear they will be made to stand alone. No one speaks of defeat, but it is on the tip of every tongue. For the first time since their construction, more than a thousand years ago, the Eight Walls may not be strong enough to repel the attack. The scales could tip either direction, depending, oddly enough.on the choices of an awkward young man named Andaris Rocaren.

The Stair of Time chronicles the continuing adventures of Andaris Rocaren, beginning where book one of the trilogy, The Eight Walls of Rogar, left off. Following the conclusion of The Shapeling Wars, our hero sets out with Gaven and Gramps in search of both a cure for Mandie, and a way back to Fairhaven. The Lost City of Laotswend, the ancestral home of the Lenoy, holds the keys to both. If only they can find it. Utilizing an ensorcelled map loaned to them by the wizard Ashel, as well as the lore of a forgotten age, they eventually succeed in locating the boundary separating their land from the Lenoy's, passing through a magical veil into a place that is as extraordinary as it is treacherous. When Andaris is parted from his companions on The Stair of Time, the nexus between worlds, he loses not only his way, but also himself, his surroundings becoming as ethereal as a dream. Attempting to discern what is fact from what is fiction, he wanders the stairs like a ghost, utterly alone, becoming more disheartened with each step, until, eventually, he is forced to come to terms with an uncomfortable truth about the nature of life, reality, and himself. To be sure, all is not as it seems as he explores the secret and circuitous paths between worlds, traveling from points in time and space as routinely as other people step through a door. The numerous threads of the tale in which he finds himself so embroiled, weave together into a complex tapestry that he must unravel if he is to accomplish his goals and live to adventure another day.

Originally published in 1875. Author: William Woodward Hartpole Lecky, M.A. Language: English Keywords: History / Philosophy Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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