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    Silent Voyages of the Last Winter
    Silent Voyages of the Last Winter
    Silent Voyages of the Last Winter
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    Silent Voyages of the Last Winter

    By Meyari McFarland

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    The Silent Winter: floating library that drifted in the sky far above the highest peaks. Only three people lived on it, sworn to keep the evil books from infecting the world below.

    Or was there?

    Prince Cyrille returned to the Silent Winter, intent on locating a missing librarian.

    Alone, trapped, he had to find a way to not just survive but also defeat the evil of the Silent Winter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMDR Publishing
    Release dateMay 6, 2017
    ISBN9781370197262
    Silent Voyages of the Last Winter
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    Meyari McFarland

    Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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      Book preview

      Silent Voyages of the Last Winter - Meyari McFarland

      Silent Voyages of the Last Winter

      By Meyari McFarland

      Other Mages of Tindiere Stories:

      In Reading Order:

      Transplant of War

      Transplanted Destiny

      Inina's Blessings of Joy

      Threads of Hope

      Threads of Hate

      Threads of Birthing

      Blue Red Green

      Boiling the Ocean Away

      Tiny Gifts of Peace

      A Lone Red Tree

      Running From The Immortals

      Hearts of Magic

      Triumph of the Artificer Mages

      Artifacts of Awareness

      Tending the Temple

      City of the Dead

      You can find these and many other books at www.MDR_Publishing.com.

      Copyright ©2017 by Mary Raichle

      Cover image

      © Orson | Dreamstime.com - Tear Paper - Abstract Back Photo

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      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be emailed to publisher@mdr-publishing.com.

      This book is also available in TPB format from all major retailers.

      Dedication:

      This story is dedicated to Barbara Hambly.

      Table of Contents

      Silent Voyages of the Last Winter

      Excerpt: Hearts of Magic

      Afterword

      Silent Voyages of the Last Winter

      The Last Winter floated silently above the summit of Wegberg Peak, its warning pennants snapping in the wind. This high the air was thin. Cold. Crisp in ways that made Cyrille shiver inside the heavy cloak Akuchi had draped over his shoulders before he stepped through the Gate. Every sound was both too loud and too faint at the same time, attenuated by the elevation that the Last Winter frequented.

      Always.

      The damned place couldn't possibly be allowed any lower down where life existed. As much as Cyrille hated the library's haunts, he understood all too well that it couldn't be allowed where people lived.

      Or gods.

      Animals.

      Plants.

      Even lichen was a risk but the chance of lichens being taken over and used by the cursed volumes filling the Last Winter's miles of shelves was low enough to be acceptable. At this time of year. Come summer the Last Winter would sail higher and higher into the sky where only the strongest birds and sturdiest insects could survive. On certain days of the year, planetary conjunctions and the Day of Death, it sailed higher still, until there was no air at all and the occupants had to use spells not to die of asphyxiation and cold.

      Always such a lonely place.

      It had its own sort of beauty. Austere, built of steel-grey marble and slate gone blue with the effect of sun, wind and rain, the Last Winter was the proverbial castle built on clouds. Granted, it was actually built on spelled boulders the size of buildings bound together by ancient blood magic, but the water that slowly spilled off its sides magically transformed back to clouds that rose and rained back down to provide the Last Winter with the water its few occupants needed.

      Such few occupants for such a large place.

      There were never more than five people in the Last Winter, all scholars, mages, priests or priestesses of incredible power. Usually far fewer for there weren't many who could deal with the place. Force of will. For who could resist evil that whispered into your ear day and night? No, the Last Winter needed to sail high enough that no one could be lured into it. No one could be corrupted until they let the damned books free.

      Especially now.

      Cyrille hated being alone.

      Being alone here was worse than anything other than being trapped in his own body by Dorji Kita, waiting to be consumed. At least Dorji Kita had died. The

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