Chronicles of the Tree

An action-packed adventure set against a background of warring civilisations competing for ever scarcer resources ... a beautiful new epic fantasy of a world set in a tree. the World tree rises up out of the seething clouds like a green mountain. All creation nestles in its green branches. there is no world besides this one ... or so the people believe. Tymon grows up at Argos seminary in the lush heart of the Central Canopy, where science is a heretical pursuit and travel beyond the tree is banned. But he yearns to break free of these rules and discover new horizons. When he meets a despised Nurian slave in the city baths, his dreams of freedom take on a completely different meaning. Banished to a drought-ridden colony, Tymon falls in with a group of Nurian rebels and finds himself facing difficult choices. Fighting for freedom and power is not so enticing when it may mean betraying his own people and severing all ties to the world he knows ...

A beautifully written story, the second in this original series, where an extraordinary tree is home and spiritual wellspring of a world ... tymon leaves his new home and his beloved Samiha to complete his Grafting studies with the famous Oracle of Nur. But tymon and fellow traveller Jedda find that locating the Oracle in a corrupt and lawless city run by pirates and slave-drivers is no easy matter. Samiha's fate has been predicted by Grafters down the ages. When she is captured in Cherk Harbour and charged with grand heresy, there seems to be no way out ... but tymon does not believe in fate and is desperate to save her lift. As chaos hums through the tree, survival revolves on the fate of just one ...

An action-packed adventure set against a background of warring civilisations competing for ever scarcer resources ... a beautiful written, original epic fantasy. tYMON'S FLIGHt Shortlisted:• David Gemmell Morningstar Award• Sir Julius Vogel Award:Best New talent; Best Novelthe tree is all the world. And that world is dying ...After Samiha is thrown from the docks in Argos city, tymon is condemned to a life of slavery in a tree-mine. During his ordeals, he glimpses a vision of his love and becomes obsessed by the thought that she is still alive. When disaster strikes the mine, he is left wandering the tunnels at the heart of the tree, clinging to the hope that he might find her once again.Meanwhile, the Saint's crusade is tearing the Four Canopies apart, and Lace and his Masters pursue their own deadly plans. Even as tymon travels deep into the tree, the Envoy's acolytes are sent out on a mission to Lacuna, the legendary World Below ... PRAISE FOR CHRONICLES OF tHE tREE'truly great new fantasy series - up there with Ursula Le Guin' * * * * * aNobii.com on SAMIHA'S SONG'an entire weekend was devoted to finishing up tYMON'S FLIGHt ... an intriguing world' 4 and a half stars FantasyLiterature.com on tYMON'S FLIGHt 'fascinating world rich in history ... A breathtaking journey' Crickhollow Books on tYMON'S FLIGHt