"[An] epic series,"* the Novels of the Change by New York Times
bestselling author S. M. Stirling chronicle a postapocalyptic landscape
of medieval and mystical monarchies ruling and warring across a world
where mysterious Powers removed advanced technology. A new alliance has
been forged between the High Kingdom of Montival and the Empire of
Japan, but at the cost of a lost prince...
John Arminger Mackenzie wanted to be a troubadour, but fate made him the
son of the King of Montival. His sister Princess Órlaith will deservedly
inherit the throne of the High Kings, and it will pass on to him only in
the event of her death, leaving the young prince on an unknown path to
discover his true role in the family.
The opportunity to prove his mettle comes when John's ship, the Tarshish
Queen, is caught in the fierce storm raised against the enemies of the
alliance. When the clouds recede and the skies clear, John and his crew
find themselves on the other side of the Pacific, in the island chains
of the Ceram Sea, fighting to survive against vicious pirates and
monstrous creatures of the deep while meeting new allies and mysterious
enemies of this world and another.
Now Prince John must seize his birthright and lead his people in battle
against the darkest forces man and nature can conjure against them.
*Amazing Stories
