The Lost Art

By: Simon Morden

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Hardcover | 1 September 2007

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A millennium after the formidable war machines of the User cultures devoured entire civilisations and rewrote planetary geography, Earth is in the grip of a perpetual Dark Age. Scientific endeavour is strongly discouraged, while remnant technology is locked away - hidden by a Church determined to prevent a new Armageddon. This is the world to which Benzamir Michael Mahmood must return. A descendant of the tribes who fled the planet during those ages-old wars, he comes in pursuit of enemies from the far reaches of space. The technology he brings is wondrous beyond the imaginings of those he will meet, but can its potency match that of the Church's most closely guarded treasure? For centuries it has lain dormant, buried in a lead-lined tomb deep beneath the flagstones of a remote Siberian monastery. But it is about to be unearthed, and the powers that will be unleashed may be beyond anyone's capacity to control. Even a man as extraordinary as Benzamir...

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In the far-distant future, a set of secret, miraculous books detailing the lost technologies of the dim past are stolen from a monastery in what was once Russia. Former assassin-turned-Monk Va and brash, smitten princess Eleyna set off to get them back. Meanwhile, mysterious Benzamir and a couple of desert locals set off in search of Benzamir's enemies. The two groups come together and find that their goals are far from mutually exclusive. The complex adventure plays out across an Earth turned (literally) upside-down by technologies long forgotten. The world and its history are very well constructed, and the characters play out their conflicts, both inner and outer, in realistic fashion against this backdrop. Writer, editor and scientist Morden published two previous novels to acclaim in his native Britain. Published there last year, this is a philosophically challenging and at the same time action-packed science-fiction novel. A solid purchase for either teen or adult collections. (Science fiction. 14 & up) (Kirkus Reviews)

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