Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside 3saecular world by ancient stone and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concents walls, yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe.
Now, in celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fraas and suurs prepare to venture beyond the concent. During his first Apert as a fraa, Erasmas eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasnt seen since he was 3collected. But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand on the brink of cataclysmic change.
Powerful unforeseen forces jeopardize the peaceful stability of mathic life and the established ennui of the Extramuros. Erasmas and his colleagues, teachers, and friends are summoned forth from the safety of the concent in hopes of warding off global disaster. Erasmas finds himself a major player in a drama that will determine the future of his world.
Written by Blair from Cleburne, TX
on November 4th, 2008
Book Rating: 5/5
I have not listened to the audio, but I did recently finish the book. It is excellent and among the best of this wonderful author's works. This is the kind of book that starts in the middle and works backwards and forwards so don't expect to understand everything until the end. I think the audio would be ideal because the book was so large and heavy it was difficult to read out of sheer size. This is not your usual sci/fi novel. Fans of fiction will enjoy it as well.
