Geomancer

Product Description
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AFTER THE FORBIDDING WAS BROKEN, Santhenar is locked in war with the lyrinx – huge, intelligent, winged predators from the void who will do anything to gain their own world. And despite the development of battle clankers, and mastery of the Secret Art that powers them, humanity is losing …
Tiaan, a lonely crystal worker in a clanker manufactory, is experimenting with an entirely new kind of crystal when she begins to have extraordinary visions. The crystal has woken her latent talent for geomancy, the most powerful of all the Secret Arts, and the most perilous. Geomancy is likely to kill her before she masters it. It is a talent that allies and enemies alike are desperate to control.
Falsely accused of sabotage by her rival, Irisis, Tiaan flees for her life. She is also hunted by the lyrinx, Ryll, who plans to use her in his dreadful flesh-forming experiments. Only geomancy can save her. Struggling to control her talent, Tiaan follows her visions all the way to Tirthrax, greatest peak on all the Three Worlds, where a nightmare awaits her …
The first book of the bestselling epic fantasy quartet.
Review
"In a world full of epic fantasy clones, this stands out as a world-building labour of love with some truly original touches." - Locus.
'Hugely ambitious - an epic, tragic tale of history's implacable impact on the present ... Interest and originality there is aplenty - and action.' Starburst.
"A page-turner of the highest order ... Arguably the most inventive fantasy author to emerge in recent years, Irvine can now consider himself comfortably ranked next to the works of Robert Jordan and David Eddings and, more appropriately, the mighty Anne McCaffrey. Formidable!" SFX.
"The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald.
About the Author
Ian Irvine, an Australian marine scientist, has written 32 novels, including the 13-book Three Worlds fantasy sequence, which has sold over a million copies, a trilogy of eco-thrillers set in a world undergoing catastrophic climate change, HUMAN RITES, and 13 novels for younger readers.