Lens of the World
286 pages
|Published: 1 Jan 1990
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ISBN: 9780688094843
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Publication date: 1 January 1990
Description
An outcast of small stature and the offspring of unknown parents, Nazhuret is forced out of the military Royal School of Sordaling. He is soon taken under the wing of Powl, a mysterious mentor, madman, and master of optics, who pushes Nazhuret to his mental and physical limits while teaching him the arts of astronomy, languages, swordsmanship, and—most importantly—mind and body control. When Nazhuret take his leave of Powl, he embarks on a journey through war, darkness, and death, rising above his humble beginnings and taking his destiny into his own hands . . .