Trace:
a country where magic is dying out. A country at war with itself. A country
where the prophecies of the Book of the World have started to come true. Trace:
a country where magic is dying out. A country at war with itself. A country
where the prophecies of the Book of the World have started to come true.
Bligh: a young foreigner, drawn irresistibly to the war in Trace. A man who has rejected religion, yet appears to be possessed by one of the six Lords Elemental. Bligh thinks he's going mad, but if he is then it's a madness shared by others...
First published on the web as careware (if you enjoy it, please make a donation to one of the named charities), a revised print edition of Lord of Stone was published in 2001, and an ebook edition in November 2011.
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Hardback, Cosmos, May 2001 (ISBN: 1587153343)
Trade paperback, Cosmos, July 2001 (ISBN: 1587153327)
Ebook, infinity plus, November 2011 (ASIN: 1587153327)
'Satisfying prose ... well realised and visualised characters ... powerful and vivid portrayal of the conditions of war.'
--Eric Brown
'Keith Brooke's prose achieves a rare honesty and clarity, his characters always
real people, his situations intriguing and often moving.'
--Jeff VanderMeer
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