Part of Emberverse, book 2
First published 2006
Eight years after the Change destroyed all technology worldwide, Michael Havel leads the Bearkiller warriors from his base in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The former pilot has forged an alliance with Juniper Mackenzie, a Wiccan folksinger who commands the mystical Clan Mackenzie. Together they've built communities dedicated to survival and rebuilding civilization from the ruins of the industrial age. But Norman Arminger has different plans. This medieval scholar has created the Protectorate, enslaving civilians and building armies that control territory from Portland through western Washington. Arminger wants the fertile farmland of the Willamette Valley, and he's prepared to launch a full war to seize it. As two very different visions of the post-Change world prepare for battle, neither side knows that a ship from Tasmania carries British soldiers toward their shores. The collision of these forces will determine who controls the future of the Pacific Northwest.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, action, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Oregon, Willamette Valley, Portland, Washington
Period: Post-Change
591 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ace