Requiem: The Psalms of Isaak

by Ken Scholes

Overview

The stakes rise and hidden truths are unveiled in Ken Scholes's epic science fiction fantasy series, The Psalms of Isaak.

Requiem continues the Psalms of Isaak series that began with Lamentation, heralded as a "mesmerizing debut novel" by Publishers Weekly and "a vividly imagined SF-fantasy hybrid set in a distant, postapocalyptic future" by Booklist.

As the Crimson Empress conquers the Named Lands, plots within plots expand and the characters seek their way out of a maze of intrigue. They discover lands beyond their carefully controlled knowledge, where hidden truths reveal even deeper truths. Nothing is as it seemed.

Who is the Crimson Empress, and what does her conquest truly mean? Who holds the keys to the Moon Wizard's Tower? Follow the twists and turns in this gripping technofantasy tale of far-future Earth.

The Psalms of Isaak

#1 Lamentation

#2 Canticle

#3 Antiphon

#4 Requiem

#5 Hymn

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429947978
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/18/2013
Series:	Psalms of Isaak Series , #4
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	885 KB

About the Author

KEN SCHOLES is the author of the acclaimed series The Psalms of Isaac, which comprises Lamentation, Canticle, Antiphon, and this new novel. He lives near Portland, Oregon, with his wife, journalist Jen West Scholes, and their three-year-old twin daughters.

Ken Scholes is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of multiple novels and short stories. His work has appeared in print since 2000 and includes the Psalms of Isaak series (Lamentation, Canticle, Antiphon) and the Tor.com short story "If Dragon's Mass Eve Be Cold and Clear."

Ken's eclectic background includes time spent as a label gun repairman, a sailor who never sailed, a soldier who commanded a desk, a fundamentalist preacher (he got better), a nonprofit executive, a musician and a government procurement analyst. He has a degree in History from Western Washington University.

Ken is a native of the Pacific Northwest and makes his home in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he lives with his twin daughters.

Editorial Reviews

“A diverse cast of dynamic characters, a tantalizingly labyrinthine mystery, a world full of wonders, and powerful symbolism and imagery power this seamless merging of epic fantasy and science fiction.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Antiphon

“Not only is Scholes a capable world-builder, he ably handles the tough task of keeping the series momentum going, intensifying the mystery so deftly that even if readers can't foresee where the story's going, it's clear that the author knows exactly what he's doing.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review on Canticle

From the Publisher

The long-awaited fourth and penultimate installment of the sci-fi/fantasy saga The Psalms of Isaak (Antiphon, 2010, etc.) takes off running and doesn't stop. A generations-spanning plan has borne its violent fruit, and the Y'Zirites, an empire of religious zealots who believe that ritual bloodletting and scarification "heal the world," are on the verge of conquering the Named Lands. However, various factions of resistance are prepared to make their last stand. The remaining armies plot one final, devastating act of sabotage. In accordance with a message from her long-dead grandfather, Lady Jin Li Tam intends to assassinate Y'Zir's mysterious Crimson Empress. Jin's husband, Gypsy King Rudolfo, pretends to collaborate with the conquerors while secretly plotting their defeat. Meanwhile, Jin's father, Vlad Li Tam, now possessed of a devastating magical artifact, pursues his own terrible purpose in Y'Zir. And those are only some of the threads of a complexly woven story (others include exploring the ruins of a highly advanced civilization on the moon and the desperate flight of an amnesiac mechoservitor and the little girl who loves him). Jumping into the series at this point is decidedly inadvisable, but readers of previous volumes will be enthralled--and entirely occupied with keeping track of which side everyone's on, as the genuine and the elaborately faked betrayals pile up. As various parts of the epic's plotlines become clearer, motivations become murkier; it's still anyone's guess how this will end. Exciting, dizzying, heartbreaking.

Kirkus Reviews