Despite the restrictions put on him by Sanctuary, he is determined to help the surface-dwellers defeat the predators whose sole purpose is to ensure their own survival no matter the cost.Īshira, War Maid and princess of the surface-world, is ready to sacrifice her life to defend her kin, but when she is betrayed and cast out of the life chosen for her, she must choose whether to die with honor or become one of the creatures her kinsmen fear and loathe.įollowing two threads of time, CN Lesley’s new incarnation of the Arthurian tales of old delivers the perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy. Lesley is a science fiction story about the life of young Arthur, who puzzles out his heritage in the technology-filled underwater.

Stifled by life in the undersea city of Avalon, Arthur wants to fight side by side with the air-breathing Terrans, not spend his life as servant to the incorporeal sentient known as the Archive. This is no repeat this is what happens next.Ī man, once a legend who bound his soul to his sword as he lay dying, is now all but a boy nearing the end of his acolyte training.

Despite the restrictions put on him by Sanctuary, he is determined to help the surface-dwellers defeat predators whose sole purpose is to ensure their own survival, no matter the cost.Īshira, War Maid and princess of the surface-world, is ready to sacrifice her life to defend her kin, but when she is betrayed and cast out of the life chosen for her, she must choose whether to die with honor or become one of the creatures her kinsmen fear and loathe.įollowing two threads of time, CN Lesley’s new incarnation of the Arthurian tales of old delivers the perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy.Fortune twists in the strongest hands. A man, once a legend who bound his soul to his sword as he lay dying. His interest lies in the world above, however, where a woman named Shadow leads a rebellion. Stifled by life in the undersea city of Avalon, Arthur wants to fight side by side with the air-breathing Terrans, not spend his life as servant to the incorporeal sentient known as the Archive. This is no repeat this is what happens next. In this rendition, Arthur lives beneath the sea in an advanced society of Avalon.

Shadow Over Avalon by C.N. Lesley