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y separately published work icon Prophecy's Ruin single work   novel   fantasy  
Is part of Broken Well Trilogy Sam Bowring , 2009 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Prophecy's Ruin
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'For a millennium the lands of Kainordas and Fenvarrow have been at war, ever since the gods of shadow and light broke the Great Well of Souls. In the absence of victory, they have settled into an uneasy stalemate - until a prophecy foretells of a child of power who will finally break the balance. Each side races to find the child, and when they do, a battle ensues with unexpected consequences - in a terrible accident, the child's very soul is ripped in two. Each side retreats with their own part of the child, uncertain as to whether they now possess the one capable of finally ending their age-old battle.

'Prophecy's Ruin tells the story of the two boys as they grow to be men. Bel becomes a charismatic though troubled warrior, Losara an enigmatic and thoughtful mage. Both are powerful young men, yet incomplete. As they struggle to discover their place in the world and the shape of their destinies, inevitably each has to ask the ultimate question: will he, one day, have to face himself?' (From the publisher's website.)

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Notes

  • Dedication: To my father Ian, who started reading fantasy to me when I was young and impressionable, so whose fault this all is.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Orbit , 2009 .
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      Extent: 516p.
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      • Published October 1st 2009
      ISBN: 9780733624339 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

[Review] Prophecy's Ruin Jan Napier , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , September no. 147 2010;

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel
Take Three Colin Steele , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 13 December 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel ; Tallow Karen Brooks , 2009 single work novel
Promising Debut Gives Old Battle a New Twist George Williams , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October - 1 November 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel
[Review] Prophecy's Ruin Stefen Brazulaitis , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 89 no. 3 2009; (p. 30)

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel
[Review] Prophecy's Ruin Stefen Brazulaitis , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 89 no. 3 2009; (p. 30)

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel
Promising Debut Gives Old Battle a New Twist George Williams , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October - 1 November 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel
Take Three Colin Steele , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 13 December 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel ; Tallow Karen Brooks , 2009 single work novel
[Review] Prophecy's Ruin Jan Napier , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , September no. 147 2010;

— Review of Prophecy's Ruin Sam Bowring , 2009 single work novel
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