An old gunslinger; Arden is a lost cause, the last of his kind who has butchered his way through life whilst hanging onto a promise.Thaddeus, a young man with his own agenda, resurrects him to go on his last dark adventure bound to eventually doom them all.Everyone is after the legendary Orb; the drahons, mankind and Artemis. Time is running out.Harbinger is the first in the series.
As the story unfolds, the strife for the Orb escalates. A new enemy that has been biding his time in cunning darkness has reared his head. The trauma left in Arden's wake weakens the three, and while the chess pieces move into battle, Ommadon's final weapon comes into play. The renegade Arden; his cause in turmoil, struggles to trust his new family. If he remains in the belief that he is alone he won't find the strength to endure the darkness that is the Orb. The help of the Thirteen Guardians is either a blessing or a curse. Their presence is enigmatic as much as it is sinister. Will they find the answers in time?
The Champion of Chaos has overrun the continent of Halcyon, and humanity’s future hangs precariously. As the remnant of a once-thriving civilization struggles for survival, the people of Halcyon resign themselves to the possibility that by the time the Savior of Order arrives, there may be nothing left to save. Meanwhile, a broken and beaten Duncan Milius wakes up to a shattered world. The people desperately look to him for leadership even as he battles his own inner crisis. Unsure of who he is and terrified of what he might become, he must face the truth that the choices he makes will come with great personal costs. During the final days of a world beyond time and imagination, the fate of Halcyon will be decided by unexpected alliances and impossible sacrifices. Endgame is the last chapter in the Harbinger’s End cycle.
A thousand years ago, as a group of citizens gather in the center square of Halcyon, twelve giant visitors appear to warn the crowd of an impending chaos that will determine the future of their world. The visitors quickly vanish, leaving the residents confused and frightened. Everyone has unknowingly just witnessed the Great Epiphany. Now, a shadow lies over the future of Halcyon as the omen uttered a thousand years ago reaches its conclusion. While the people of Halcyon remain divided, the Champion of Chaos is gathering strength. Fearing that dark chaos is looming, the leaders of the Circle and the religion of Assize begin a secret search for signs of the fabled Savior of Order. Meanwhile, Duncan Milius, an officer in Halcyon's elite military force, struggles to find his place in a world that considers his people outcasts. But he cannot avoid the monumental events that will soon propel him to the forefront of his world's struggle for survival. During the final days of a world beyond time and imagination, the residents of Halcyon will soon realize that their dream for their future is not only worth fighting for, but worth living for-regardless of the personal cost.
A thousand years ago, a group of citizens gathers in the center square of Halcyon as twelve giant visitors appear to warn the crowd of an impending chaos that will determine the fate of their world. The visitors quickly vanish, leaving the residents confused and frightened. Everyone has unknowingly just witnessed the Great Epiphany. Now, a shadow lies over the future of Halcyon as the omen uttered a thousand years ago reaches its conclusion. While the people of Halcyon remain divided, the Champion of Chaos is gathering strength. Fearing the looming Chaos, the leaders of the Circle and the religion of Assize begin a secret search for signs of the fabled Savior of Order. Meanwhile, Duncan Milius, an officer in Halcyon’s elite military force, struggles to find his place in a world that considers his people outcasts. But he cannot avoid the duties that are thrust upon him by a military that needs his skill but questions his loyalty. In a world beyond time and imagination, the residents of Halcyon face their future with foreboding. Praying that the fated Meeting between Chaos and Order arrives in a future generation, they feel a growing dread that the Meeting — and the destruction it brings — are on the horizon. Herald is the first chapter in the Harbinger’s End cycle.
Offers a series of fresh perspectives on America's encounter with Catholicism in the nineteenth-century. While religious and immigration historians have construed this history in univocal terms, Jon Gjerde bridges sectarian divides by presenting Protestants and Catholics in conversation with each other. In so doing, Gjerde reveals the ways in which America's encounter with Catholicism was much more than a story about American nativism. Nineteenth-century religious debates raised questions about the fundamental underpinnings of the American state and society: the shape of the antebellum market economy, gender roles in the American family, and the place of slavery were only a few of the issues engaged by Protestants and Catholics in a lively and enduring dialectic. While the question of the place of Catholics in America was left unresolved, the very debates surrounding this question generated multiple conceptions of American pluralism and American national identity.
