In a remote wilderness fort, a caravan is attacked by a mysterious creature, and the attack is a spark that ignites the tenuous social fabric of the Vigil. Will Mikolas, the leader of the Vigil, reassert command of himself and his followers in the wake of the tragedy, or will Pelios, the fortâs religious leader and a man who shares a troubled past with the archon, assume control? Has the time come for Gallen, the Vigilâs lone hero, to prove his worth, and what of the Vigilâs restless underclass, led in part by the laconic hunter Baruch? And what of Mikolasâs estranged son Aesynn, a village outcast, and his best friend Jiri, a feckless rake who is suddenly confronted by problems far beyond any he has ever faced? The decisions these people make will have a dramatic effect, not only on their small community, but on the larger world beyond the Vigilâs high wooden walls.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NCSU/oai:NCSU:etd-10302008-155604 |
| Date | 08 December 2008 |
| Creators | Morgan, Gabriel Marcus |
| Contributors | Jill McCorkle, John Kessel, Wilton Barnhardt |
| Publisher | NCSU |
| Source Sets | North Carolina State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-10302008-155604/ |
| Rights | unrestricted, I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dis sertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to NC State University or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report. |
Page generated in 0.008 seconds