A Man Rides Through

by DONALDSON, STEPHEN R.

• ISBN13: 9780345459848
• ISBN10: 0345459849
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-03
• Publisher: Del Rey

Summary

InThe Mirror of Her Dreams, the dazzling first volume of Mordant's Need,New York Timesbestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson introduced us to the richly imagined world of Mordant, where mirrors are magical portals into places of beauty and terror. Now, withA Man Rides Through, Donaldson brings the story of Terisa Morgan to an unforgettable conclusion. . . . Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager, the merciless armies are marching against the kingdom of Mordant. In its hour of greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to Mordant from a Manhattan apartment by Geraden's faulty magic. Together, Geraden and Terisa discover undreamed-of talents within themselvestalents that make them more than a match for any Imager . . . including Vagel himself. Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death. Branded as traitors, they are forced to flee the castle for their lives. Now, all but defenseless in a war-torn countryside ravaged by the vilest horrors Imagery can spawn, Geraden and Terisa must put aside past failures and find the courage to embrace their powersand their lovebefore Vagel can spring his final trap.

Author Biography

Stephen R. Donaldson is the bestselling author of the series The Gap Cycle, Mordant's Need, and the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, including Lord Foul's Bane and The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant; and other works, such as Daughter of Regals and Other Tales and a mystery series under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. He is the recipient of the first prize of the British Science Fiction Society and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

Table of Contents

BOOK THREE
Twenty-Seven: The Prince's Siege	3	(16)
Twenty-Eight: A Day of Trouble	19	(24)
Twenty-Nine: Terisa Has Visitors	43	(20)
Thirty: Odd Choices	63	(15)
Thirty-One: Hop-Board	78	(23)
Thirty-Two: The Benefit of Sons	101	(36)
Thirty-Three: Peace in Houseldon	137	(39)
Thirty-Four: Frustrated States	176	(30)
Thirty-Five: An Old Ally of the King	206	(19)
Thirty-Six: Gathering Support	225	(42)
Thirty-Seven: Poised for Victory	267	(25)
Thirty-Eight: Conflict at the Gates	292	(28)
Thirty-Nine: The Final Piece of Bait	320	(31)
BOOK FOUR
Forty: The Lord of Last Resort	351	(10)
Forty-One: The Uses of Talent	361	(18)
Forty-Two: Unexpected Translations	379	(21)
Forty-Three: The Only Reasonable Thing to Do	400	(23)
Forty-Four: Men Go Forth	423	(34)
Forty-Five: The Alend Monarch's Gamble	457	(21)
Forty-Six: A Place of Death	478	(37)
Forty-Seven: On the Verge	515	(20)
Forty-Eight: The Congery at Work	535	(24)
Forty-Nine: The King's Last Hopes	559	(27)
Fifty: Careful Risks	586	(27)
Fifty-One: The Things Men Do with Mirrors	613	(31)
Fifty-Two: No More Fighting	644	(10)
Epilogue: Crowning the Pieces	654