Emissary

By Thomas Locke

Book Overview

Hyam is a likeable lad who will make a fine farmer someday. But he carries a burden few can fathom. As his mother slips toward death, she implores him to return to Long Hall, where he spent five years as an apprentice. It was there that Hyam's extraordinary capacity for mastering languages came to light--and soon cast him into the shadows of suspicion. How could any human learn the forbidden tongues with such ease? When Hyam dares to seek out the Mistress of the Sorceries, her revelation tears his world asunder. He has no choice but to set out on the foreboding path--which beckons him to either his destiny or his doom. An encounter with an enchanting stranger reminds him that he is part hero and part captive. As Hyam struggles to interpret the omens and symbols, he is swept up by a great current of possibilities--and dangers. With lyrical prose that unveils a richly imaginative world, Thomas Locke takes readers on a journey into the Realm. There he invites them to awaken their sense of wonder. This cracking adventure moves like a contemporary thriller but harkens back to the enduring genre of classic fantasy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800723856
• ISBN13: 9780800723859
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

This is one of the best fantasies I have ever read!

This author has never disappointed me. His name is Davis Bunn, writing under the name of Thomas Locke. Though his target reader is young adults, I believe many lovers of fantasy will enjoy this book, as it incorporates all of the elements I want to see in a good fantasy. His approach to magic is very believable. Add to that his thrilling edge of your seat style and you have a book you will not want to put down. I highly recommend this book and this trilogy to anyone who loves a good fantasy.