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![]() | The Atheling (1987) (The first book in the Last Legacy series) A novel by Grace Chetwin |
Atheling: Anglo-Saxon for prince. 2047. Earth is dying after nuclear wars. As a new arms race builds, Pylar Fazhakian, an elderly leader of an Armenian mystic sect, appears at a Palo Alto defense installation claiming to have data that will give Pan-America advantage over the other two main world blocs. But Fazhakian-the Hesikastor-has more than secret codes. As Ellisen, the Pan-American leader checks him out, he links psychically with beings on Phrynis in the Pleiades system, a possible refuge for Earth survivors. As a new race begins to seek out the planet's coordinates, its history unfolds through the Hesikastor's mind. The link is not an idle one: there is an agenda. Torc, the atheling, undergoes a token spiritual journey which changes him from a callow, macho heir to a brutal throne into a thoughtful, idealistic seeker whose crown is thereby at risk even before he puts it on. His struggles on Phrynis mirror Ellisen's as that one wrestles with his conscience over the fate of war-torn Earth.
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Hardback Editions
January 1988 : Hardback
| Title: The Atheling (Vol I of the Last Legacy) Author(s): Grace Chetwin ISBN: 0-312-93059-3 / 978-0-312-93059-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Tor Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1987 : Hardback
| Title: THE ATHELING Author(s): Grace Chetwin Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1987 : Hardback
| Title: The Atheling (Last Legacy of Earth, Vol 1) Author(s): Grace Chetwin ISBN: 0-312-94021-1 / 978-0-312-94021-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Bluejay Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2008 : Perfect Paperback
| Title: The Atheling (bk 1 in The Last Legacy Quartet) Author(s): Grace Chetwin ISBN: 1-930094-16-7 / 9781930094161 (USA edition) Publisher: Feral Press, Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1991 : Paperback
| Title: The Atheling Author(s): Grace Chetwin ISBN: 0-451-45110-4 / 978-0-451-45110-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Roc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1990 : Paperback
| Title: The Atheling Author(s): Grace Chetwin ISBN: 0-552-13420-1 / 978-0-552-13420-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Corgi Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
December 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Atheling (The Last Legacy: a tetralogy) Author(s): Grace Chetwin Publisher: Feral Press, Inc. Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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