Prince of Storms

Praise for
Bright of the Sky
Book One of The Entire and the Rose

“At the start of this riveting launch of a new far-future SF series from Kenyon (
Tropic of Creation
), a disastrous mishap during interstellar space travel catapults pilot Titus Quinn with his wife, Johanna Arlis, and nine-year-old daughter, Sydney, into a parallel universe called the Entire. Titus makes it back to this dimension, his hair turned white, his memory gone, his family presumed dead, and his reputation ruined with the corporation that employed him. The corporation (in search of radical space travel methods) sends Titus (in search of Johanna and Sydney) back through the space-time warp. There, he gradually, painfully regains knowledge of its rulers, the cruel, alien Tarig; its subordinate, Chinese-inspired humanoid population, the Chalin; and his daughter's enslavement. Titus's transformative odyssey to reclaim Sydney reveals a Tarig plan whose ramifications will be felt far beyond his immediate family. Kenyon's deft prose, high-stakes suspense, and skilled, thorough world building will have readers anxious for the next installment.”

Publishers Weekly
Starred Review

 

“…a splendid fantasy quest as compelling as anything by Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip José Farmer, or, yes, J. R. R. Tolkien.”

Washington Post

 

“…a bravura concept bolstered by fine writing; lots of plausible, thrilling action; old-fashioned heroism; and strong emotional hooks…the mark of a fine writer. Grade: A.”

Sci Fi Weekly

 

“Kay Kenyon's
Bright of the Sky
is her richest and most ambitious novel yet—fascinating, and best of all, there promises to be more to come.”

Greg Bear

Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of
Quantico
and
Darwin's Radio

 

“[A] star-maker, a magnificent book that should establish its author's reputation as among the very best in the field today. Deservedly so, because it's that good…a classic piece of world making.... [H]ere is another of those grand worlds whose mere idea invites us in to share in the wonder.
Bright of the Sky
enchants on the scale of your first encounter with the world inside of
Rama
, or the immense history behind the deserts of
Dune
, or the unbridled audacity of
Riverworld
. It's an enormous stage demanding a grand story and, so far, Kenyon is telling it with style and substance. The characters are as solid as the world they live in, and Kenyon's prose sweeps you up and never lets go. On its own, [it] could very well be the book of the year. If the rest of the series measures up, it will be one for the ages.”

SFSite.com

 

“The author of
The Seeds of Time
imagines a dystopic version of our own world. Reminiscent of the groundbreaking novels of Philip K. Dick, Philip José Farmer, and Dan Simmons, her latest volume belongs in most libraries.”

Library Journal

 

“In a fascinating and gratifying feat of world building, Kenyon unfolds the wonders and the dangers of the Entire and an almost-Chinese culture that should remain engaging throughout what promises to be a grand epic, indeed.”

Booklist

 

“With a rich and vivid setting, peopled with believable and sympathetic characters and fascinating aliens, Kay Kenyon has launched an impressive saga with
Bright of the Sky
.”

SFFWorld.com

 

“Kay Kenyon has created a dark, colorful, richly imagined world that works as both science fiction and fantasy, a classic space opera that recalls the novels of Dan Simmons. Titus Quinn bestrides
Bright of the Sky
in the great tradition of larger-than-life heroes, an engaging, romantic, unforgettable character. The stakes are high in this book, the characters memorable, the world complex and fascinating. A terrific story!”

Louise Marley, author of
Singer in the Snow

 

“Kenyon writes beautifully, her characters are multilayered and complex, and her extrasolar worlds are real and nuanced while at the same time truly alien.”

Robert J. Sawyer

Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of
Rollback
and
Mindscan

 

“Kay Kenyon takes the nuts and bolts of SF and weaves pure magic around them. The brilliance of her imagination is matched only by the beauty of her prose. You should buy
Bright of the Sky
immediately. It's astounding!”

Sean Williams, author of
The Crooked Letter
and
Saturn Returns

 

Praise for
A World Too Near
Book Two of The Entire and the Rose

“Kay Kenyon's
Bright of the Sky
and just-released
A World Too Near
feature a brilliant SF setting that rivals Larry Niven's
Ringworld
and Philip José Farmer's Riverworld series for sheer invention, adventure, complexity, and sense of wonder.”

Omnivoracious

 

“One of the most imaginative creations in recent science fiction history.”

SF Site

 

“…the artificial universe known as the Entire remains a great conception and playground for adventure. Resonating with the work of Philip José Farmer, Robert Silverberg (the Majipoor books), and even Lord Dunsany, this subcreation seems inexhaustible.”

SciFi.com

 

“Kenyon has it all—plot, character, action, science, and the sense of wonder that all the cynics say can't be done anymore. A remarkable achievement.”

Mike Resnick, Hugo-winning author of
Starship: Mercenary
and
Santiago

 

“The fate of two universes hangs in the balance in this intricately plotted sequel to
Bright of the Sky
.... Tangled motivations, complex characters, and intriguing world building will keep readers on the edges of their seats.”

Publishers Weekly
Starred Review

 

“Kay Kenyon continues to offer some neat adventures for her protagonists in this really alluring offbeat universe she's created.... All the characters continue to be fascinatingly complex.... Every minor character is endowed with exceptional depth and reality.... The artificial universe known as the Entire remains a great conception and playground for adventure.”

Sci Fi Weekly

 

“…continues the promise shown in book one.... The Entire is a marvelous parallel universe…[and] the details [of the main character's] quest make for stunning adventure fiction, while the mysteries revealed about the Entire are completely mind-blowing.... It is epic fantasy and world building on a grand scale. It would be criminal if this novel didn't make the year's best lists at the end of 2008.”

Realms of Fantasy

 

“Kenyon's splinter world remains a vibrant, fascinating place. An undercurrent of convoluted politics runs through it, and intense action follows. It promises to get even more interesting in the next volume. Kenyon's knack for creating characters with shifting allegiances and conflicting loyalties makes something to look forward to.”

Booklist

 

“Although the books are clearly science fiction, they will appeal to those who enjoy fantasy as well since much of the plot involves traveling through the wonders of this alternate universe. Even though the series is only halfway through, it is clear that if Kenyon can maintain this level of quality throughout the whole thing, this will be one of the important series of the 2000s, and help put Pyr (are they still considered a small press?) on the map.”

SF Revu

Praise for
City Without End
Book Three of The Entire and the Rose

“Watch your back, Peter F. Hamilton. Kay Kenyon is muscling in on your turf. If The Entire and the Rose isn't the most audacious and exhilarating epic SF saga to hit the racks since the Night's Dawn trilogy, then I might as well throw in the towel and take up reading vampire romance trash like everybody else. The third volume of Kenyon's dazzling and inventive series has an action-driven forward momentum that keeps the suspense taut through well over 450 pages of narrative.”

SFReviews.com

 

“…a series that wowed at the beginning for the complexity and creativity of its invented setting, earning comparisons to classics like
Riverworld
and the Ringworld series, has now filled that setting with characters whose motives and aspirations are often hidden and always conflicting, a situation that makes The Entire and the Rose at least as comparable to
Dune
and the tension- filled novels of C. J. Cherryh as it is those other works.... The stage is now set for the final volume in what is already looking like one of the classic science fiction series of our time.”

SF Site

 

“Lush, captivating, and entrancing—
City Without End
is both a solid novel on its own and a great furthering of the story Kenyon is telling in this saga. There was a strong sense of closure upon the conclusion of the volume, but the unresolved plot elements still linger enough that the concluding volume,
Prince of Storms
, will be most welcome upon its publication.”

SFF World

 

“Kay Kenyon's epic series, The Entire and the Rose, grows stronger with each new volume. This may well be the most ambitious epic science fiction series of the current decade. While clearly science fiction, the atmosphere and feel of the series has many of the qualities of fantasy and can be enjoyed by readers of that genre who do not like much science fiction.”

SF Revu

Published 2010 by Pyr
^®
, an imprint of Prometheus Books

Prince of Storms
. Copyright © 2010 by Kay Kenyon. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kenyon, Kay.
    Prince of storms / Kay Kenyon.
        p. cm. — (The entire and the rose ; bk. 4)
    ISBN 978–1–59102–791–1 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    ISBN 978–1–61614–205–6 (paperback : alk. paper)
    ISBN 978–1–59102–854–3 (ebook)

I. Title.

PS3561.E5544P75  2010
813'.54—dc22

2009039144

Printed in the United States on acid-free paper

 

 

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