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'' NEWS '' NEWS '' Quest is now available as an ebook. Very exciting development. Go to www.smashwords.com to purchase in whatever format you need. Quest is book one of The Chronicles of Tenebrak, a four part fantasy saga.
'Enter that rare creature, an Australia fantasy written about women by a woman and as readable as hell by men and women alike'
The Sunday Times, Australia
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Quest introduces us to Sunrise, and starts with Katia, who at fourteen is chosen to serve her Brother the God at the Sisterhood's great temple in Tenebrak. Once chosen, there is no turning back and Katia's life will be changed in many ways. Discord is spreading across the face of Katia's planet, with violence threatening the very existence of the 20,000-year-old Sisterhood. The Galactic Confederation have recently discovered the planet and in the sky far above the planet, Davred, a brilliant young xeno-anthropologist, is studying the Sisterhood from a Confex observation satellite. He becomes more and more attracted to their cause and eventually, risking everything, he decides to go down to the planet and help the Sisters in their quest against Discord. However, as the quest enters its most critical stage, it becomes clear that humans are not alone on this world, and that neither Davred nor the Sisters know all the secrets of this mysterious planet … |
| Read Chapter 1 |
| Chronicles of Tenebrak continues with Book Two, Lands of Nowhere, Book Three, Shadow of the Serpent and Book Four, The Price of Wisdom. The latter was shortlisted for Best Australian Fantasy Novel of 1996. |
| Quest was published in 1994 by Pan Macmillan in Australia in paperback. It was reprinted in 1995, but is now out of print. The author may still know where to obtain copies, but only as part of a complete set of The Chronicles of Tenebrak. |
| Quest © Shannah Jay 1993 ISBN 0 330 27422 8 |