Gatherer of Clouds
core novel 1992 The Initiate Brother
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (913 ratings, collected 2026-10-24) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780886775360 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
It is the season of war. As the plum blossom winds herald spring in the Empire of Wa, the massive army of the Golden Khan is poised at the border. Lord Shonto, sent north as military governor of the province of Seh by an Emperor who meant him to fail, is forced to retreat south, caught between the pursuing barbarian hordes and his own hostile Emperor's Imperial Army; raising soldiers to save the empire would be called treason, and House Shonto must defend Wa against the Emperor's own allies before it is crushed by the invaders. There are hard choices and harder sacrifices, not only for Shonto but for Lady Nishima, Lord Komawara and the Jaku brothers, and it may fall to one young monk with extraordinary powers, Brother Shuyun, to save his empire. The conclusion of Sean Russell's duology, published by DAW Books in November 1992.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Initiate Brother
- Series: The Initiate Brother core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sean Russell
Notes
- From the series record (The Initiate Brother): Sean Russell's duology of the Empire of Wa.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Initiate Brother: position 2 of 2: previous The Initiate Brother (1991)
Sources
- PaperBackSwap (bibliography with DAW first-edition ISBNs)
- Wikipedia (Sean Russell)
- Metaphorosis Reviews (summary)
- Reader review on the book's record
- Contemporary Authors (via Encyclopedia.com)
- DAW Books (publisher description, via Worlds Without End)
- Blackstone Audio (publisher description, via Audible)
- ABC BookWorld (author entry)
- Book record with publisher description
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