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FREE SUNRISE LANDS: A NOVEL OF THE CHANGE PDF S M Stirling | 512 pages | 02 Sep 2008 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780451462251 | English | New York, NY, United States The Sunrise Lands by S. M. Stirling: | : Books The Sunrise Lands is an alternate history, post-apocalyptic novel by S. Stirling and the fourth installment of the Emberverse series. The Sunrise Lands is the fourth book of the Emberverse Series. The books ends on July 22, in Idaho. Ingolf Vogeler arrives in Sutterdownthinking he has eluded agents of the Church Universal and Triumphant. After passing scrutiny by the city guard he is admitted. Ingolf has supper in the inn's common room. While he is eating, Saba explains the local power structure to him and identifies people in the room. Ingolf goes to his room after eating and is soon joined by Saba. Several hours later, while Ingolf is again dreaming of the blinding light and the sword, he and Saba are awakened when three assassins of Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change Church Universal and Triumphant break into his room and attempt to kill him. Saba shouts a warning to others in the inn and breaks an arm of one of the assailants while Ingolf counterattacks another. Rudi is awakened by Saba's shout. He grabs his sword and buckler and enters the dark corridor, joined by his sisters, Odard, and Mathilda. They join the battle; in the end all of the assassins and Saba lie dead. Nigel Loring and Juniper Mackenziehusband and wife, are visiting Sutterdown when the arrival of an Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change from the King of England is announced. The emissary is revealed to be Anthony Knollesa former comrade-in-arms of Nigel who once tried to kill him to keep him from leaving England. Juniper formally receives Knolles, who brings an unusual gift: A living passenger pigeona bird that had been extinct since the early twentieth century. Later, as Nigel and Juniper are preparing for bed, a messenger tells them about the fight at the Sheaf and Sickle Inn. Juniper goes to the inn, where Rudi briefs her about the attack. They dismiss as improbable Sandra Arminger of the Portland Protective Association having sent the assassins. In the common room of the Sheaf and Sickle Inn, Father Ignatius writes a coded message to his superior at Mount Angel Abbey that relates the events of the fight and other general subjects. Almost three weeks later, Ingolf finally becomes aware enough of his surroundings at Dun Juniper to ask questions and learns that Saba Brannigan did not survive the night of the attack. Rudi was called to meet with his mother and Ingolf. After telling Juniper and Rudi that he had come to the west coast because of a voice in a dream, he tells them about his background. To Ingolf's relief, when he finishes his tale, Juniper describes to him the sword that he saw. Judy Barstow interrupts and demands that Ingolf be put back into bed. Rudi asks the meaning of Ingolf's vision, and Juniper tells him that he knows; his blood father was Lord Bear and at his consecration in the nemedhe was named the "Lady's Sword. Dmwoski orders Ignatius to participate. When Rudi is finished, Mathilda comments that his party will have to fight its way through the cutters. Sethaz emerges from an audience with his insane stepfather, Theodore Kaczynski, who is the prophet of the Church Universal and Triumphant. Kaczynski has made a proclamation about the use of technology with which Sethaz is fortunately able to live. Sethaz meets with Joseph Kuttner and provisionally re-admits him to his position as a Seeker in spite of Kuttner having allowed Ingolf Vogeler to escape; Kuttner's re-admission is based in part on his having lost an eye to Ingolf when the easterner escaped. Mary and Ritva Havel cross the Cascades to Bend to acquire the heavy supplies the Quest will need; they also take Epona and two of her get. They are overtaken by Father Ignatiuswho quickly tells them about their mission which they had thought was still a secret. All three Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change with Alex VintonOdard's vassal, who had left earlier with Mathilda's and Odard's equipment. Mary and Ritva are at the ranch, but Rudi is surprised to also find Mathilda, Odard, Ignatius and Vinton waiting as well. The Quest is formed. Rudi agrees to accompany John Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change son Bob on a trip to sell horses to the Republic of New Deseret for mutual protection. As the combined group approaches the Deseret forces they find it under attack by Rovers who they later find have been equipped by the Church Universal and Triumphant. The Quest and Brown's cowboys mount an attack to relieve the Mormons; they decimate the Rover force. Ingolf Vogeler is trapped and re-captured by Joseph Kuttner. The party seeks out the commander and crew of the Curtis LeMay and convince Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change to help. Together, they find and rescue Rudi Mackenzie from the jaws of a Cutter attack. Rudi is staggered by an overwhelming feeling of dread, but he does not know its cause. In Twin FallsSethaz feels a pain so severe that his eyes bleed. When he recovers, he announces to the generals the the Prophet has died and that the Ascended Masters made him the new Prophet. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. This article is a stub. You can Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change Emberverse Wiki by expanding it. Contents [ Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change ]. Categories :. Cancel Save. The Sunrise Lands | Emberverse Wiki | Fandom The Sunrise Lands is a post-apocalyptic novel by alternate history author S. It is the fourth novel set in the Emberverse series. The core of the story is a quest by the sons and daughters of all the main characters from the first Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change, to travel across the face of a changed America all the way to Nantucket. He is being stalked by soldiers from the Church Universal and Triumphant known as Cutterswhich is located in Paradise ValleyMontanaand controls parts of Montana and Wyoming. Ingolf arrives in a tavern run by Tom Brannigan, and during the night, is attacked by these soldiers. Odard and Rudi kill several assassins Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change Rudi shouts to take one alive. The assassins realize they can't escape and commit suicide before the party can react. Odard and Rudi break the door that Ingolf is hidden behind, and take him to a hospital. Ingolf is saved, and he relates his tale to the Mackenzies. It turns out that he had traveled to Nantucket with his mercenary company during an expedition to collect pre-Change relics. Along with two mercenary scouts Kaur and Singh and Kuttner, a guard of the bossman of Iowa travelling with the company, Ingolf saw a vision that told him to: Travel from sunrise to the sunset, and seek the Son of the Bear Who Rules. The Sword of the Lady waits for him. The party traveled back to the mainland to hook up with the remainder of the mercenaries, but they were all found dead somewhere in Illinois. Ingolf led the party west, but they are stopped by Cutter forces. The party is then betrayed by the guard, Kuttner, who turns out to be a Cutter officer. While fleeing, Kaur is wounded, and she and her brother dismount and turn to hold off the Cutters while Ingolf flees. Kaur and Singh make Ingolf swear to avenge them. Ingolf is able to escape the Cutter forces due to the sacrifice of the scouts, however he is later captured and taken to the Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change. T capitol, but manages to escape later on. Ingolf then arrived at Mackenzie territory and tells Juniper and Rudi Mackenzie his story. Both interpret the vision to mean that Rudi, who was prophesied to be the Sword of the Lady, has to go east to Nantucket. As they travel, they split up, and meet back up at the house of John Brown, an important member of the Central Oregon Ranchers Association and ally of the Mackenzies. In the meantime Mathilda, Odard, as well as Odard's servant Alex, and the monk Father Ignatius, have joined the party, fleeing Protectorate territory and avoiding being brought back by Regent Arminger's men-at-arms. The party travels further east saving a group of Mormons from Rovers, nomadic brigands of southeastern Oregon. They learn that the Church Universal and Triumphant are at war with the Mormon state of New Deseret and are on the verge of defeating them. Later the party runs into a Cutter army in southern Idaho. They warn President Thurston, leader of the United States of " Boise ", who defeats the force with his personal soldiers while Rudi Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change Edain save him from an assassination attempt by his own guards. The party travels to Boise to figure out why the Church wants Thurston dead, while Boise prepares for war against the Church. Taking the army of Boise south, Thurston meets with a demoralized Deseret army and agree to fight together against Cutter forces besieging the Deseret city of Twin Falls. During the combat, President Thurston is assassinated by his son, Martin Thurston, who is allied with the Cutters in an effort to make himself the dictator of Boise.

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