The death of the fearsome Ögedei Khan has brought the Mongol invasion of the West to an abrupt halt. Exhausted, plagued by uncertainty and self-doubt, and reeling from betrayal by one of their own, the surviving Shield-Brethren struggle across a frozen, shattered wasteland to return home after their desperate battle in Mongolia. Their mission is completeChristendom has been savedbut new and terrible questions haunt each member of the company: Are they heroes or villains? Or just pawns in a larger game, trapped in a world gone mad in the wake of the unspeakable devastation visited upon it by the Mongol horde? And most poignant of all, whereand whatis home now, and what will be their place in the world they fought to defend? Katabasis, a new novel in the acclaimed Foreworld Saga, follows the survivors as they struggle to confront their own fears and decide who they truly areand whom they will ultimately serve.
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Publication Date: 29 Oct 2013
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781477848210
About Angus TrimCooper MooJoseph BrasseyMark Teppo
Joseph Brassey lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two cats. He teaches medieval fighting techniques to members of the armed forces. The Mongoliad is his first published fiction. Cooper Moo spent five minutes in Mongolia in 1986 before he had to get back on the trainhe never expected to be channeling Mongolian warriors. In 2007 Cooper fought a Chinese long-sword instructor on a Hong Kong rooftophe never thought the experience would help him write battle scenes. In addition to being a member of The Mongoliad writing team Cooper has written articles for various magazines. His autobiographical piece Growing Up Black and White published in the Seattle Weekly was awarded Social Issues Reporting article of the year by the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Issaquah Washington with his wife three children and numerous bladed weapons. Mark Teppo is the author of the Codex of Souls urban fantasy series as well as the hypertext dream narrative The Potemkin Mosaic. Angus Trim is a skilled sword-maker and machinist who lives in the Pacific Northwest. He is adept in various western martial arts as well as Tai Chi sword form.