Volume Two of the Homecoming saga, continuing the story of Nafai, his family, and the few others selected by the Oversoul to leave Basilica. Now as the Oversoul grows weaker, a great warrior has arisen and taken control of a great army using forbidden technology. Can Rasa and her allies defeat him through intrigue?
The planet called Harmony had been settled by humans nearly 40 million years before. The colony had been placed under the care of an artificial intelligence, the Oversoul, high in orbit. But now the Oversoul itself is in danger - its systems are failing. By the author of "Xenocide".
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Using the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled North America, Orson Scott Card has created an alternate world where magic works, and where that magic has colored the entire history of the colonies. Charms and beseechings, hexes and potions, all have a place in the lives of the people of this world. Dowsers find water, the second sight warns of dangers to come, and a torch can read a person's future or their heart.
Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. She can follow the paths of each person's future, and know each person's most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him. Now they are married, and Peggy is a part of Alvin's heart as well as his life. But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. Alvin has gone north into New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft, and their use is punished with death.
