The Edge of the World (Terra Incognita Series #1) » (Unabridged)

Kevin J. Anderson has written 46 national bestsellers and has over 20 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. He has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. Find out more about Kevin Anderson at www.wordfire.com.

In a land where ancient enemies fight over millennia-old legends, two warring kingdoms brave the edge of the known world in a race to find the ultimate treasure - a weapon so powerful they will sacrifice anything to make it their own.

The kingdoms of Broek and Aiden are fighting an unwinnable war. Unspeakable atrocities have been committed on both sides, and generations-old grievances will not be forgiven. Each side believes themselves to be the true descendants of Ondun, the first God. If only they could discover the lost land of Eden - and with it, the first God's fabled army - they would have the might to crush their enemies into oblivion. The stakes are high. Peace is an impossibility.

The Aidenist Queen and Broekari Caliph have each sent their emissaries into the uncharted territories at the edge of their maps, while the two leaders deal with an escalating crisis at home. Armed with little more than their wits and a few ancient artifacts, their sea...

Publishers Weekly

Having wound up his seven-volume space opera, the Saga of Seven Suns, bestseller Anderson moves hesitantly into fantasy with this uninspired series opener. A promising attempt to end a long history of war between the followers of Aiden and Urec, two of the sons of creator-god Ondun, is scuttled when an accidental fire engulfs the city of Ishalem, which occupies the isthmus separating the warring kingdoms. The repercussions of the blaze, which include massacres, betrayals and vicious reprisals, play out over the next 13 years as naval chartsmen guide the kingdoms' sailing ships through the treacherous waters around Ishalem. The details of the cultures and politics add little insight into human nature, and a paucity of fantasy elements gives readers no reason to prefer this tale over its numerous contemporaries. (June)

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