**"S. M. Stirling provides another fabulous postapocalyptic thriller to
his Change saga." - *Alternative Worlds
Rudi Mackenzie traveled to Nantucket, where he found and took up the
Sword of the Lady and, with it, his destiny. His return journey to the
area known as Montival, in the Pacific Northwest, is a treacherous one
since he and his companions must cross three thousand miles, making both
allies and adversaries along the way.
When he reaches his destination, he will face the legions of the
Prophet. To achieve victory, Rudi must assemble a coalition of those who
were his enemies just months before, then forge them into an army that
will rescue his homeland and tear the heart out of the Church Universal
and Triumphant once and for all.
Only then will Rudi be able to come to terms with how the Sword has
changed him--as well as the world--and assume his place as Artos, High
King of Montival...