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Ships from the West

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In the legends of the pagan Cimbric tribes it is said that a wolf will one day swallow all the world, and regurgitate it in a different corner of the stars.

In the darkness there a new race of men will start again with flint and fire, and commence that long, slow journey into the light.

In all legends, even the most primitive, there is always a grain of truth.


Sixteen years have passed since the battle of Armagedir. The Torunnans and Merduks have become close allies in a world that is growing increasingly strange and fearsome.

The Himerian Church rules two thirds of the continent and is become a swollen, corrupt theocracy which strangles independent thought. Only in Torunna, in Ostrabar and in Hebrion do Kings still rule free of the black-clad Inceptines.

But now off the coast of Hebrion something astonishing has appeared.

A vast fleet of ships comes sailing out of the empty west, and on board them is an entirely new race of men.

The immortal arch-mage Aruan has returned to the Old World at last, and he intends to claim it as his own.

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Seregil of Rhiminee8 / 10

“Ships from the West is the fifth book of The Monarchies of God series. Ships from the West is a good fantasy book. I liked it and I can recommend it to all fantasy lovers. Although Ships from the West isn't as good as the first books of this series, it's still a good and fascinating book and it's worth reading.”

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Paul Kearney

Paul Kearney was born and grew up in Northern Ireland. He studied English at Oxford University and has lived for several years in both Denmark and the United States. He now lives by the sea in County Down with his wife and two dogs.

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